Lonzo Ball shined with an all-around game in his debut at Madison Square Garden, scoring 17 points to go with 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals, but the Lakers could not contain Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks, losing 109-113 in OT. KCP lead all starters in scoring with 24 points and Brook Lopez added 14 points. Kyle Kuzma made his MSG debut as well, racking up 19 points off the bench. Julius Randle added 13 points off the bench and Jordan Clarkson tallied a quiet 12 points off the bench.
Final Score: @ New York 109-113 [L]
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Highlights: *Courtesy of MLG Highlights*
Young stars tend to rise to the occasion when they're playing at "The Basketball Mecca." If you play well at Madison Square Garden, you know you're a star in the making. Lonzo Ball's stats may not jump to the casual basketball fan, but this game should be a huge confidence booster for him. He put on quite a show in the 3rd quarter. Everyone in the Garden crowd were going "ooh" and "aah" when he and KCP executed the lob and the dunk to perfection. Ball had his shot in stride and was aggressive. I have to emphasize this again, Lonzo's more effective when he's looking to be the aggressor on the court whether it's finding ways to score or setting up teammates for high percentage looks. The 3rd quarter in particular was entertaining if you're a pure basketball fan as both the Lakers and the Knicks were trading baskets. The Lakers gave the Knicks a run for their money. Kuzma came up clutch in the final minute to go with a nice all-around game. Both teams were tied at 99, but in the end Porzingis stepped up and took over for the Knicks. Michael Beasley came alive, he's been known to get hot and score in bunches. Frank Ntilikina put the clamps on defensively against Lonzo. Those were some of the keys to the Knicks pulling this competitive game out. Brandon Ingram was ice cold in this game, starting 0-9. He did not even score his first field goal until the 4th quarter if I recall. This would've been a much different game in the Lakers' favor if Ingram didn't have the shooting slump he had last night. Instead, the Lakers are 2-1 on this road trip and they're going to have their hands full closing this road trip out on Thursday night against LeBron and a Cavs team who've won 15 of their last 16 games.
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