Lakers Comeback Effort Falls Short vs Knicks, Russell Westbrook Triple Double, AD 20 Pts

Lakers Comeback Effort Falls Short vs Knicks, Russell Westbrook Triple Double, AD 20 Pts Lakers Comeback Effort Falls Short vs Knicks, Russell Westbrook Triple Double, AD 20 Pts The Lakers played without LeBron James, who served his one-game suspension after his altercation with Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart on Sunday. L.A. listed Anthony Davis as questionable with flu-like symptoms (non-COVID related) pregame, but he suited up and finished with 20 points on 7-of-17 shooting and six rebounds in 34 minutes. The Knicks improved to 10-8. The 9-10 Lakers have lost four of five. Notable Performances: Lakers PG Russell Westbrook: 31 points, 13 rebounds, 10 assists Lakers F/C Anthony Davis: 20 points, 6 rebounds Lakers G Avery Bradley: 15 Pts, 9 rebounds Lakers F Carmelo Anthony: 12 points Knicks G Evan Fournier: 26 points Knicks F Julius Randle: 20 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists Knicks G Immanuel Quickley: 14 points Short-Handed Lakers Can't Make Enough Shots: The Lakers played this game without James and with an under-the-weather Davis. That left it up to Westbrook to take over, and he was the best player on the floor en route to his dominant triple-double. His 31 points came on an efficient 10-of-18 clip, and after a sloppy first half (five turnovers), Westbrook had just one in the final two frames. Davis did well all things considered, gutting out 34 minutes as he clearly played at less than 100 percent. The Lakers were still plus-eight with him on the court. The problem was the rest of the Lakers largely struggled outside a good performance from Avery Bradley (15 points, nine rebounds). Talen Horton-Tucker, who entered the night averaging 16.0 points per game, finished with none on 0-of-8 shooting in 29 minutes. Carmelo Anthony and Malik Monk each scored 12 points, but they combined to shoot 8-of-28 (3-of-15 three-point range). Wayne Ellington shot just 1-of-3 for four points in 17 minutes. The Lakers ended up missing all seven of their three-point attempts in the final five minutes. Wide-open chances were there, but the shots did not fall. They ended up only hitting five field goals in the final quarter, or just one more than the number of Quickley three-pointers in the final 12 minutes. L.A. needed some firepower down the stretch to counteract that display, but the shots didn't fall in MSG as the Lakers fell under .500. The Lakers will visit the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Indianapolis' Bankers Life Fieldhouse. So Z Nation, what did you think about the Lakers loss against the New York Knicks??? Comments down below 💭☑️ Like and Share my videos 👍🏼☑️ ✅ Subscribe to my channel ZSPN on YouTube ✅ Thank you all for watching ZSPN on YouTube http://youtube.com/c/ZSPNSports Like my page on Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/ZSPNSports/ Follow me on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/zspn_sports Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zspn_sports/?hl=en Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Anchor! https://anchor.fm/zspn Check out my podcast, ZSPN , on Spotify! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hRfH2WzMhoKzgFyftUz1l Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3I60o3Wt-X421fEiJSjziA/join 💜GO LAKERS💛