James L. Edwards III

Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound leading to a Shamet 3.

That's the ball game.

Knicks will win six in a row with the Wizards up next. Then New York faces Denver, Detroit and Boston.

Tremendous games from OG, Hart and Shamet.

Shamet with 17 points. Still crazy he was fighting for a camp spot.

Josh Hart with 20 points after that middy. Great night from him.

Knicks are up 9 with Brunson checking back in, 7:02 left.

Lakers are shooting 27 percent from 3 and 62 percent from the free-throw line

Josh Hart has made eight of his last 14 3-pointers

END OF 3Q: Knicks 90, Lakers 82.

What a game from OG so far. His pressure defensively helped the Knicks get the lead and hold it. The jumper is still falling on the other end.

He's got 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals

OG has jumped both a pass to LeBron and Luka.

Locked in

Knicks up five with 7:22 left in the 3Q.

Some good passing from this Knicks group. Lakers are shooting 3s and not making them.

Bridges drive and dunk ... that'll do

Weird half of basketball from both teams but Luka doing Luka has been the biggest difference so far.

Knicks need one of Bridges or KAT to get going in second half.

Lakers are giving Kolek some open looks and he's made a few.

Knicks take a lead after his latest one.

Diawara with a good stint but he just got his third foul

END OF 1Q: Lakers 33, Knicks 27

Anunoby with 11 points

-- Knicks struggling with Ayton rolls to basket
-- Need Mikal to hit some shots

First time in a while the Knicks have given up 30 points in the first quarter...

Some pick-and-roll defense struggles, have gotten lost a few times getting around screens and Luka has done Luka shit.

Anunoby with 8 early points before the Knicks bench starts trickling in.

The 3-ball appears to be back.

That is only KAT's second foul in the last 3 games

Game is tied 6-6 but Lakers have scored all their points right at the rim, so Mike Brown calls a timeout.

Seeing something he doesn't like.

Tonight starts the Knicks’, possibly, toughest seven-day stretch of the year.

Wizards aside, they have Lakers, Nuggets (second night of B2B), in Detroit and in Boston all by next Sunday.

KAT has been named as an All-Star reserve

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Knicks NBA trade deadline guide: What I’m hearing, most likely to get moved, more Here is your one-stop shop to prepare for the Knicks' possible moves ahead of the NBA's trade deadline.

The NBA trade deadline is this week, so here’s my annual Knicks trade deadline guide, equipped with:

— What I’m hearing
— trade tiers/most likely to get moved — maybe — untouchable
— fake trades that might make sense

One-stop shop:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/700...

I hear you but Do you trust that after 10 years he’ll defend this well all season? You trade for him for his offense. Just not sure it makes sense to have him on the team if it’s not going to be used, whether his fault
Or coach. You can find better defenders and good rebounders for cheaper

Brown on KAT’s rebounds; “That’s what great players do. They impact the games in many different ways.”

Mike Brown: “Our guys were good tonight. That’s four of our last five opponents we’ve held under 100 points.”

Barring an all-time collapse, the Knicks will win five straight in a game that was never really in jeopardy.

Another good defensive performance to add to the latest ones.

Brunson’s night ends with 26, Anunoby’s 24, Hart’s with 29, and Towns with 14 and 20

Kudos to Kolek and Diawara tonight. Five combined 3s between them in a 19-point game.

Huge even with the score looking uneven.

New York is back to doing good things on both sides to start the second half

Knicks take a 10-point lead into the half. Led by as many as 25 or something.

At this point, it doesn’t matter whose fault it is but New York won’t get to where it wants to go without KAT being a factor offensively. Too many games lately with virtually no real impact.

Not as professional of a second quarter. C-minus.

Notes:

Offense got stagnant
Sloppy
Defense was a step slow

Good, professional quarter by the Knicks to open this one. Lead 37-22 over Portland

A-plus, no notes.