Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers shoots the ball defended by Karl-Anthony Cities #32 of the New York Knicks within the second half at Crypto.com Area on March 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Meg Oliphant/Getty Photographs/AFP
LOS ANGELES — Luka Doncic scored 32 factors, LeBron James added 31 and the Los Angeles Lakers prolonged their profitable streak to eight video games by overcoming a double-digit deficit within the fourth quarter and defeating the New York Knicks 113-109 in extra time Thursday night time.
Doncic, who additionally had 12 assists and eight rebounds, had 5 factors in extra time because the Lakers improved to 9-2 since he made his LA debut on Feb. 10.
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James scored the Lakers’ last 4 factors, all on the foul line, and completed with 12 rebounds and eight assists for Los Angeles.
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LUKA & LEBRON LEAD THE LAKERS TO THEIR 8TH STRAIGHT WIN 🙌
🌟 Luka: 32 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 4 STL
🌟 LeBron: 31 PTS, 12 REB, 8 ASTLAL improves to 8-2 with Dončić within the lineup with a visit to Boston arising on Saturday 🍿 pic.twitter.com/WrCNu8f6eL
— NBA (@NBA) March 7, 2025
Knicks star Jalen Brunson was injured on a drive in extra time, twisting his proper ankle and foot as he crashed to the ground after contact with Austin Reaves and with James shut behind. Reaves was known as for a foul after a overview, and Brunson made each free throws earlier than limping off after the Knicks deliberately fouled to cease the clock.
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Brunson had 39 factors and 10 assists.
The sport was tied at 107 earlier than Jaxson Hayes made a pair of free throws with 59.7 seconds remaining to place the Lakers on high for good.
James then made a pair of foul photographs to place Los Angeles up by 4 after Karl Anthony-Cities was known as for a unfastened ball foul after Miles McBride missed a jumper.
Takeaways
Knicks: New York has the league’s fifth-best file at 40-22, however is 0-9 in opposition to Cleveland, Oklahoma Metropolis, Boston and the Lakers, the 4 groups forward of them.
Lakers: Los Angeles was 7 of 15 from past the arc within the fourth quarter and extra time after going 7 of 27 the primary three quarters.
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Key second
Los Angeles trailed 90-80 with 6:57 remaining earlier than happening a 19-6 run to take its first lead since early within the second quarter. Gabe Vincent’s 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining gave the Lakers a 99-96 benefit earlier than the Knicks evened it at 99 on Brunson’s three-point play.
New York had an opportunity to ship it to extra time, however Josh Hart couldn’t get a shot off within the lane as time expired.
Key stat
The Lakers didn’t get to the foul line within the fourth quarter, however had been 5 of 6 in extra time.
Up subsequent
The Knicks are on the LA Clippers on Friday, whereas the Lakers start a four-game highway journey in opposition to Boston on Saturday.
