Los Angeles Lakers (4-1) @ (3-3) New York Knicks
Madison Square Garden
Tonights Starters
PG: D'Angelo Russell - Jose Calderon
SG: Kobe Bryant - Aaron Afflalo
SF: Nick Young - Carmelo Anthony
PF: Julius Randle - Kristaps Porzingis
C: Roy Hibbert - Taj Gibson
Team Leaders
PPG: [LAL] Julius Randle 13.6 | [NYK] Carmelo Anthony 29.2
RPG: [LAL] Roy Hibbert 11.4 | [NYK] Robin Lopez 11.0
APG: [LAL] D'Angelo Russell 6.8 | [NYK] Jose Calderon 7.2
Team Stats
Lakers
oPPG: 99.0
oFG: .417
o3PFG: .313
RPG: 53.2
PPG: 104.0
ToPG: 16.6
FG: .457
3PFG: .362
Bench Pts: 41.4
Knicks
oPPG: 120.2
oFG: .413
o3PFG: .325
RPG: 61.2
PPG: 120.8
ToPG: 21.0
FG: .493
3PFG: .250
Bench Pts: 37.7
PIC: Kobe shines in the Garden for potentially the last time in his career.
[TABLE]|1st|2nd|3rd|4th|Total
Lakers|28|38|25|35|
126
Knicks|28|39|22|20|
109[/TABLE]
Game Leaders
[NYK] Carmelo Anthony - 27pts
[NYK] Kristaps Porzingis - 18pts, 10reb
[NYK] Robin Lopez - 11pts, 11reb
[LAL] Kobe Bryant - 29pts, 21min
[LAL] Lou Williams - 15pts
[LAL] Brandon Bass - 14pts, 9reb, 2stl
Jordan Brand Player of Game
Roy Hibbert - 18pts, 21reb, 2stl