“They’re a good defensive team and I was just aggressive from the start,” Randle said, “and it’s important early on on the second night of a back-to-back to bring energy and that’s what I tried to do.”ĭennis Schroder scored 21 points and Markieff Morris had 17 for the Lakers, who fell to 5-7 since LeBron James sprained his ankle March 20, joining fellow All-Star Anthony Davis on the sideline.Įven without them, the Lakers routed Brooklyn 126-101 on Saturday, tying their season high with 19 3-pointers. “It has a togetherness and a belief that we can get it done.”Įlfrid Payton scored 20 points and Derrick Rose added 14 off the bench for the Knicks, who were sparked by Randle's 13 points in the first quarter had plenty of energy on the second night of back-to-back games. That’s what this team has,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. If you get knocked down, dust yourself off, get up and come back with more fight and grit. “There’s ups and downs in a season and you have to keep going. 500 at 28-27, bouncing back nicely after narrow losses to Brooklyn and Boston last week. But as good as we were offensively two nights ago, we were just as bad tonight,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel said.Ĭoming off tense finishes against Memphis and Toronto, the Knicks led comfortably for much of the fourth quarter and moved back above. “Really poor passing, some bad decisions and some it you have to credit the defense. Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds against his former team and the Knicks beat the Lakers 111-96 on Monday night for their third straight victory.

Two nights after dominating the Nets, the defending champions got a look at how much better the New York Knicks are defensively. NEW YORK - Same city, whole different kind of game for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Randle leads Knicks over Lakers and back above.

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