Jordan Clarkson had another good game, sparking the 2nd unit with a near triple-double with 29 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists to go with 3 steals as the Lakers notch their 2nd win in a row, routing the Knicks 107-127. Kyle Kuzma added 15 points, Larry Nance Jr. had 13 points, and Alex Caruso chipped in a sneaky solid game with 9 points and 8 assists to round out the bench. Julius Randle lead the starting five with a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds. Brook Lopez racked up 14 points and connected on four 3-pointers and Brandon Ingram chipped in 10 points.
Final Score: vs. New York 107-127 [W]
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Once again, the Lakers are carried by their "oh, how quickly they forget" 2014 draftees. Clarkson continues to play at a high level. In this game and the game against the Pacers on Friday night, we're seeing a more aggressive JC. He's finding that balance as a scorer and facilitator with his ability to slash into the basket. Either he's looking to attack or break the defense down to set up teammates perfectly to the basket as he did by getting Randle, Nance, and Ingram easy hoops. Speaking of Julius Randle, he looked really unstoppable in the paint. He got this party started by scoring the first four points for the Lakers off of dunks and as usual, played bully ball and the Knicks couldn't do anything about it. Brook Lopez got it going from deep. I'd love to see him get some points in the paint like he did in the past before he developed the three. But, it's an entirely different ball game when he scores in double digits. Alex Caruso continues to get more comfortable to the NBA level. I liked the guy in Summer League and he's putting together some sneaky good games for the 2nd unit. This game though was not a cake walk by all means. The Knicks kept themselves within striking distance for the most part of the game and at one point, had a six point lead in the 3rd quarter. But, the Lakers kept attacking and scoring. They ended the game on a 17-4 run. They also forced 17 turnovers from the Knicks on the defensive end to add on to this win. The Lakers will look to keep up the momentum against the Celtics on Tuesday. Boston is in a bit of a funk, dropping their last two games to Philly and they just lost to the Orlando Magic today, despite Kyrie Irving going off for 40 points. That's the thing heading into this game. The Celtics just got back Kyrie Irving and they're still a really good defensive team that can shoot the three-ball. It's going to be a nice test for the Lakers and this revamped play that we saw from Friday against Indiana and today against the Knicks. I'll see you guys on Tuesday night for that game.
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