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Luka Doncic scores 35, Lakers hold off cold-shooting Knicks 110-97 in LeBron's absence

By AP•Mar 8, 2026

Game Recap

Brian Windhorst gives his take on the data that suggests the Lakers are more efficient when Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves play and LeBron James does not.

LOS ANGELES -- — Luka Doncic had 35 points and eight rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James' injury absence to grind out a 110-97 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday.

Rui Hachimura scored 13 points for the Lakers, who never trailed the surging Knicks in their fourth consecutive victory even while James missed his second straight game with a bruised left elbow and a left foot injury.

The Lakers slumped in the fourth quarter, managing just one basket in a 6 1/2-minute span down the stretch while New York cut its 23-point deficit to 10. But the Knicks couldn't hit enough shots to capitalize and committed eight turnovers in the fourth.

Luke Kennard made a 3-pointer with 1:37 left before Doncic iced it on his fifth 3-pointer with 1:05 left.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds for the Knicks, who lost for just the second time in six games.

Jalen Brunson scored 10 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter, but New York couldn't overcome 8-of-34 shooting on 3-point attempts in the second stop on its five-game trip, which began with an impressive win at Denver. Mikal Bridges went scoreless in 27 minutes.

The Lakers took a 19-point lead into the fourth quarter after a 20-8 run. Doncic, who hit an absurd fallaway 3-pointer during the surge, had 28 points after scoring 44 in three quarters while beating Indiana two nights earlier.

Up next

Knicks: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday.

Lakers: Host Minnesota on Tuesday.

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Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

LAL at NY

Mon, Feb 2

100 - 112

Final

NY at LAL

Sun, Mar 8

97 - 110

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Game Analysis

Head-to-head production and efficiency

Game Stats

LAL

35-82FG35-81

43Field Goal %43

8-343PT15-44

24Three Point %34

19-21FT25-30

10Offensive Rebounds12

37Defensive Rebounds30

23Assists20

7Steals10

2Blocks5

18Turnovers13

0Technical Fouls1

21Points Conceded Off Turnovers14

16Fast Break Points11

23Fouls20

0Largest Lead23

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Play By Play

1st Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	NY
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns vs. Deandre Ayton (Austin Reaves gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	0	0
11:44	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 3	1	0
11:44	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 3	2	0
11:44	Austin Reaves misses free throw 3 of 3	2	0
11:42	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	2	0
11:25	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:21	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	2	0
11:07	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	2	0
11:04	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	2	0
11:02	Austin Reaves makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	5	0
10:50	Josh Hart misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:47	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	5	0
10:43	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	0
10:38	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	0
10:30	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:26	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	5	0
10:23	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:20	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	5	0
10:07	Austin Reaves misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
10:04	Josh Hart defensive rebound	5	0
10:01	Rui Hachimura blocks Josh Hart 's 4-foot running layup	5	0
10:01	Knicks offensive team rebound	5	0
9:53	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	0
9:49	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	5	0
9:44	Deandre Ayton blocks Karl-Anthony Towns 's 2-foot layup	5	0
9:40	Josh Hart offensive rebound	5	0
9:39	Josh Hart makes two point shot	5	2
9:24	Luka Doncic misses driving floating jump shot	5	2
9:24	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	2
9:22	Marcus Smart personal foul	5	2
9:11	Josh Hart makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	5	4
8:57	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	5	4
8:54	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	5	4
8:46	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving layup	5	4
8:43	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	5	4
8:36	Josh Hart shooting foul	5	4
8:36	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	6	4
8:36	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	6	4
8:33	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	6	4
8:09	Mikal Bridges misses 27-foot turnaround jump shot	6	4
8:05	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	6	4
8:01	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot running jump shot (Marcus Smart assists)	9	4
7:50	Karl-Anthony Towns lost ball turnover	9	4
7:50	Karl-Anthony Towns loose ball foul	9	4
7:36	Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	11	4
7:36	Knicks Full timeout	11	4
7:24	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 1-foot dunk (Mikal Bridges assists)	11	6
7:02	Rui Hachimura makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot (Marcus Smart assists)	14	6
6:49	Luka Doncic shooting foul	14	6
6:49	OG Anunoby makes free throw 1 of 2	14	7
6:49	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	14	7
6:49	OG Anunoby makes free throw 2 of 2	14	8
6:36	Austin Reaves misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	14	8
6:33	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	14	8
6:14	Karl-Anthony Towns misses driving floating jump shot	14	8
6:14	Lakers defensive team rebound	14	8
6:14	Lakers Full timeout	14	8
6:14	(06:14) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	14	8
6:14	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	14	8
6:14	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	14	8
6:14	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	14	8
6:01	Luka Doncic misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	14	8
5:58	Josh Hart defensive rebound	14	8
5:39	Jalen Brunson makes driving layup	14	10
5:25	Luka Doncic makes 3-foot turnaround jump shot	16	10
5:02	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	16	10
5:02	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2	16	10
5:02	Knicks offensive team rebound	16	10
5:02	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	16	10
5:02	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	11
4:37	Rui Hachimura makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	18	11
4:28	Jalen Brunson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	11
4:26	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	18	11
4:23	Jaxson Hayes offensive foul	18	11
4:23	Jaxson Hayes offensive foul turnover	18	11
4:23	Jaxson Hayes technical foul	18	11
4:23	Jalen Brunson makes technical free throw	18	12
4:11	Landry Shamet makes 27-foot three pointer (Jalen Brunson assists)	18	15
3:58	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Austin Reaves	18	15
3:53	Luka Doncic makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot (Jake LaRavia assists)	20	15
3:33	Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	20	15
3:29	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	20	15
3:22	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	15
3:19	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	20	15
3:17	Mohamed Diawara makes two point shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	20	17
2:56	Rui Hachimura makes finger roll layup	22	17
2:36	Landry Shamet makes driving layup	22	19
2:19	Mohamed Diawara personal foul	22	19
2:19	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	22	19
2:19	Marcus Smart enters the game for Rui Hachimura	22	19
2:14	OG Anunoby personal foul	22	19
2:14	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	23	19
2:14	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	24	19
1:59	Landry Shamet out of bounds bad pass turnover	24	19
1:48	Jalen Brunson personal foul	24	19
1:48	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	25	19
1:48	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	26	19
1:35	Luka Doncic shooting foul	26	19
1:35	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	26	20
1:35	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 2 of 2	26	21
1:21	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper	26	21
1:18	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	26	21
1:17	Jalen Brunson shooting foul	26	21
1:17	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	27	21
1:17	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	28	21
1:04	Jalen Brunson misses 4-foot two point shot	28	21
1:03	Lakers defensive team rebound	28	21
50.3	Marcus Smart misses 27-foot three point jumper	28	21
45.8	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	28	21
26.5	Mitchell Robinson makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (OG Anunoby assists)	28	23
13.9	Luke Kennard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luka Doncic assists)	31	23
1.3	OG Anunoby misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	23
0.1	Knicks offensive team rebound	31	23
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	23

2nd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	NY
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	31	23
12:00	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Luka Doncic	31	23
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Marcus Smart	31	23
12:00	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Jalen Brunson	31	23
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	31	23
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Landry Shamet	31	23
11:51	Maxi Kleber shooting foul	31	23
11:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	31	24
11:51	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	31	25
11:41	Jake LaRavia offensive foul	31	25
11:41	Jake LaRavia offensive foul turnover	31	25
11:27	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 15-foot two point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	31	27
11:01	Jake LaRavia makes driving layup (Luke Kennard assists)	33	27
10:46	OG Anunoby misses 27-foot three point jumper	33	27
10:43	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	33	27
10:28	Austin Reaves misses 12-foot two point shot	33	27
10:24	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	33	27
10:19	OG Anunoby makes driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists)	33	29
10:00	Luke Kennard lost ball turnover (OG Anunoby steals)	33	29
9:55	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot running jump shot	33	29
9:51	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	33	29
9:49	OG Anunoby misses 26-foot three point jumper	33	29
9:46	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	33	29
9:39	Austin Reaves makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	35	29
9:24	Jake LaRavia shooting foul	35	29
9:24	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	35	30
9:24	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Luke Kennard	35	30
9:24	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jake LaRavia	35	30
9:24	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mohamed Diawara	35	30
9:24	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	35	31
9:08	Austin Reaves makes 6-foot pullup jump shot (Jarred Vanderbilt assists)	37	31
8:54	Austin Reaves blocks OG Anunoby 's 3-foot driving layup	37	31
8:54	Knicks offensive team rebound	37	31
8:54	Knicks Full timeout	37	31
8:54	(08:54) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Knicks] retain their timeout	37	31
8:54	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for OG Anunoby	37	31
8:48	Jose Alvarado bad pass turnover (Maxi Kleber steals)	37	31
8:36	Rui Hachimura makes 25-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	40	31
8:12	Mikal Bridges misses layup	40	31
8:09	Jarred Vanderbilt defensive rebound	40	31
8:06	Austin Reaves makes running layup	42	31
7:50	Jose Alvarado misses driving floating jump shot	42	31
7:46	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	42	31
7:46	Mitchell Robinson makes tip in dunk	42	33
7:32	Jarred Vanderbilt makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	45	33
7:03	Landry Shamet traveling turnover	45	33
6:47	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	45	33
6:44	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	45	33
6:27	Jose Alvarado misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	45	33
6:22	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	45	33
6:17	Mikal Bridges blocks Marcus Smart 's 5-foot running layup	45	33
6:14	Jarred Vanderbilt offensive rebound	45	33
6:08	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	45	33
6:08	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	46	33
6:08	Marcus Smart misses free throw 2 of 2	46	33
6:08	Luka Doncic enters the game for Austin Reaves	46	33
6:08	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jose Alvarado	46	33
6:08	Jalen Brunson enters the game for Mikal Bridges	46	33
6:08	Josh Hart enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	46	33
6:06	Josh Hart defensive rebound	46	33
5:48	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	46	33
5:45	Deandre Ayton enters the game for Maxi Kleber	46	33
5:45	Marcus Smart steps out of bounds turnover	46	33
5:35	Jalen Brunson makes 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	46	36
5:16	Rui Hachimura misses 21-foot pullup jump shot	46	36
5:16	Knicks defensive team rebound	46	36
5:16	Jarred Vanderbilt loose ball foul	46	36
5:16	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	46	36
4:59	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	46	36
4:50	Marcus Smart misses 23-foot three point jumper	46	36
4:48	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	46	36
4:36	OG Anunoby makes 2-foot driving dunk	46	38
4:20	Marcus Smart misses 28-foot three point jumper	46	38
4:15	Josh Hart defensive rebound	46	38
4:14	Josh Hart offensive charge	46	38
4:14	Josh Hart offensive foul turnover	46	38
4:14	Lakers Full timeout	46	38
4:14	Austin Reaves enters the game for Marcus Smart	46	38
4:14	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	46	38
4:14	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Landry Shamet	46	38
4:00	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper	46	38
3:57	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	46	38
3:57	Rui Hachimura steps out of bounds turnover	46	38
3:33	Deandre Ayton blocks Josh Hart 's 8-foot fade away jump shot	46	38
3:33	Knicks offensive team rebound	46	38
3:33	shot clock turnover	46	38
3:22	Rui Hachimura misses 23-foot three point jumper	46	38
3:18	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	46	38
3:10	Jalen Brunson misses 9-foot two point shot	46	38
3:08	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	46	38
2:57	Luka Doncic bad pass turnover (Josh Hart steals)	46	38
2:54	OG Anunoby makes running dunk (Josh Hart assists)	46	40
2:41	Josh Hart shooting foul	46	40
2:41	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	47	40
2:41	Landry Shamet enters the game for Josh Hart	47	40
2:41	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	48	40
2:24	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot jump bank shot (Jalen Brunson assists)	48	42
2:15	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Karl-Anthony Towns steals)	48	42
2:11	Mikal Bridges misses 2-foot running jump shot	48	42
2:06	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	48	42
2:00	Mikal Bridges shooting foul	48	42
2:00	Austin Reaves makes free throw 1 of 2	49	42
2:00	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for Mikal Bridges	49	42
2:00	Austin Reaves makes free throw 2 of 2	50	42
1:49	OG Anunoby makes 26-foot three point jumper (Landry Shamet assists)	50	45
1:22	Luka Doncic misses 28-foot three point jumper	50	45
1:18	Landry Shamet defensive rebound	50	45
1:05	Landry Shamet misses 22-foot three point jumper	50	45
1:02	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	50	45
58.7	Luka Doncic offensive foul	50	45
58.7	Luka Doncic offensive foul turnover	50	45
58.7	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	50	45
46.0	Landry Shamet bad pass turnover (Luka Doncic steals)	50	45
43.7	Mohamed Diawara shooting foul	50	45
43.7	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	51	45
43.7	Luka Doncic makes free throw 2 of 2	52	45
35.7	Jalen Brunson makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot	52	47
17.4	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	52	47
13.1	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	52	47
10.6	Landry Shamet makes running layup (Mohamed Diawara assists)	52	49
0.0	Austin Reaves makes 4-foot two point shot	54	49
0.0	End of the 2nd Quarter	54	49

3rd Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	NY
12:00	Josh Hart enters the game for Landry Shamet	54	49
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Mohamed Diawara	54	49
11:42	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 2-foot driving dunk (Jalen Brunson assists)	54	51
11:27	Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot alley oop dunk (Luka Doncic assists)	56	51
11:10	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot three pointer	56	54
10:57	OG Anunoby personal foul	56	54
10:48	Luka Doncic makes 15-foot two point shot	58	54
10:39	Jalen Brunson misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot	58	54
10:36	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	58	54
10:31	Mikal Bridges personal foul	58	54
10:31	Landry Shamet enters the game for Mikal Bridges	58	54
10:24	Deandre Ayton misses alley oop layup	58	54
10:22	Deandre Ayton offensive rebound	58	54
10:21	Deandre Ayton makes two point shot	60	54
10:02	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 20-foot turnaround jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)	60	56
9:46	Luka Doncic misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	60	56
9:43	Rui Hachimura offensive rebound	60	56
9:41	Austin Reaves makes 2-foot two point shot (Rui Hachimura assists)	62	56
9:39	Knicks Full timeout	62	56
9:39	(09:39) [Knicks] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	62	56
9:20	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 19-foot jumper	62	56
9:17	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	62	56
8:55	Luka Doncic makes 27-foot fade away jump shot	65	56
8:42	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 27-foot three point jumper	65	56
8:41	Lakers defensive team rebound	65	56
8:33	Luka Doncic misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot	65	56
8:28	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	65	56
8:25	Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	65	56
8:18	Austin Reaves makes 25-foot three pointer	68	56
7:55	Landry Shamet makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	68	59
7:33	Austin Reaves misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	68	59
7:29	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	68	59
7:24	Josh Hart makes running layup (Jalen Brunson assists)	68	61
7:07	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	68	61
7:07	Marcus Smart makes free throw 1 of 2	69	61
7:07	Marcus Smart makes free throw 2 of 2	70	61
6:55	Deandre Ayton kicked ball violation	70	61
6:45	Landry Shamet misses 26-foot three point jumper	70	61
6:41	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	70	61
6:38	Austin Reaves out of bounds bad pass turnover	70	61
6:22	Jalen Brunson misses 10-foot two point shot	70	61
6:20	Marcus Smart defensive rebound	70	61
6:08	Rui Hachimura makes 29-foot three point jumper (Marcus Smart assists)	73	61
6:00	Marcus Smart personal foul	73	61
6:00	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	73	61
6:00	Mohamed Diawara enters the game for OG Anunoby	73	61
6:00	Mitchell Robinson enters the game for Karl-Anthony Towns	73	61
5:53	Mohamed Diawara misses 25-foot three point jumper	73	61
5:50	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	73	61
5:40	Rui Hachimura misses 27-foot three point jumper	73	61
5:35	Josh Hart defensive rebound	73	61
5:29	Josh Hart misses 26-foot three point jumper	73	61
5:24	Luke Kennard defensive rebound	73	61
5:22	Luke Kennard bad pass turnover (Mitchell Robinson steals)	73	61
5:18	Jalen Brunson misses 27-foot three point jumper	73	61
5:16	Deandre Ayton defensive rebound	73	61
5:09	Mitchell Robinson shooting foul	73	61
5:09	Luka Doncic makes free throw 1 of 2	74	61
5:09	Luka Doncic misses free throw 2 of 2	74	61
5:04	Mitchell Robinson defensive rebound	74	61
4:48	Deandre Ayton shooting foul	74	61
4:48	Mohamed Diawara makes free throw 1 of 2	74	62
4:48	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Deandre Ayton	74	62
4:48	Mohamed Diawara makes free throw 2 of 2	74	63
4:37	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Landry Shamet steals)	74	63
4:32	Josh Hart makes running layup (Mohamed Diawara assists)	74	65
4:09	Luka Doncic makes driving layup	76	65
3:45	Mohamed Diawara misses 27-foot three point jumper	76	65
3:36	Mitchell Robinson offensive rebound	76	65
3:36	Mitchell Robinson misses two point shot	76	65
3:36	Jaxson Hayes defensive rebound	76	65
3:33	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	76	65
3:29	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	76	65
3:26	Landry Shamet misses 27-foot running jump shot	76	65
3:22	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	76	65
3:19	Lakers Full timeout	76	65
3:19	Marcus Smart enters the game for Austin Reaves	76	65
3:19	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Rui Hachimura	76	65
3:19	OG Anunoby enters the game for Josh Hart	76	65
3:00	Marcus Smart misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	76	65
2:58	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	76	65
2:52	Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Jake LaRavia assists)	79	65
2:31	Mohamed Diawara misses 28-foot three point jumper	79	65
2:28	Jake LaRavia defensive rebound	79	65
2:15	OG Anunoby personal foul	79	65
2:15	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 1 of 2	80	65
2:15	Jordan Clarkson enters the game for Mohamed Diawara	80	65
2:15	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	81	65
2:04	Jalen Brunson misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	81	65
2:00	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	81	65
1:40	Marcus Smart makes driving layup (Jake LaRavia assists)	83	65
1:21	OG Anunoby offensive charge	83	65
1:21	Lakers Full timeout	83	65
1:21	(01:21) [Lakers] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Lakers] retain their timeout	83	65
1:21	OG Anunoby offensive foul turnover	83	65
1:21	Jose Alvarado enters the game for Landry Shamet	83	65
1:08	Luka Doncic misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	83	65
1:05	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	83	65
59.0	Luka Doncic misses 24-foot fade away jump shot	83	65
59.0	Marcus Smart offensive rebound	83	65
55.4	Marcus Smart misses 1-foot reverse layup	83	65
52.6	Jake LaRavia offensive rebound	83	65
51.6	Jake LaRavia makes two point shot	85	65
47.6	Jake LaRavia loose ball foul	85	65
39.8	Luke Kennard shooting foul	85	65
39.8	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 1 of 2	85	66
39.8	Josh Hart enters the game for OG Anunoby	85	66
39.8	Jordan Clarkson makes free throw 2 of 2	85	67
32.4	Luka Doncic makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	88	67
10.9	Jordan Clarkson makes 4-foot hook shot (Josh Hart assists)	88	69
2.2	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Josh Hart steals)	88	69
0.0	(00:00) [Knicks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL STANDS)	88	69
0.0	End of the 3rd Quarter	88	69

4th Quarter

TIME	PLAY	LAL	NY
12:00	Jarred Vanderbilt enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	88	69
12:00	Austin Reaves enters the game for Marcus Smart	88	69
12:00	Maxi Kleber enters the game for Luka Doncic	88	69
12:00	OG Anunoby enters the game for Jose Alvarado	88	69
12:00	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Mitchell Robinson	88	69
12:00	Karl-Anthony Towns enters the game for Josh Hart	88	69
11:46	Luke Kennard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	91	69
11:46	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	91	69
11:46	Luke Kennard makes free throw 1 of 1	92	69
11:29	Jalen Brunson makes 16-foot step back jumpshot	92	71
11:14	Karl-Anthony Towns shooting foul	92	71
11:14	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 1 of 2	93	71
11:14	Jake LaRavia makes free throw 2 of 2	94	71
11:00	Jarred Vanderbilt blocks OG Anunoby 's 5-foot driving layup	94	71
10:59	Knicks offensive team rebound	94	71
10:55	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 5-foot driving dunk	94	73
10:55	Jarred Vanderbilt shooting foul	94	73
10:55	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	94	74
10:33	Austin Reaves makes 27-foot three pointer	97	74
10:25	Maxi Kleber personal foul	97	74
10:17	Jalen Brunson makes layup	97	76
9:59	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper	97	76
9:56	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	97	76
9:46	Jalen Brunson makes 9-foot two point shot	97	78
9:28	Jarred Vanderbilt misses 26-foot three point jumper	97	78
9:25	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	97	78
9:23	Jordan Clarkson makes 27-foot running jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	97	81
9:02	Luke Kennard makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Austin Reaves assists)	99	81
8:59	Luke Kennard personal foul	99	81
8:59	Marcus Smart enters the game for Luke Kennard	99	81
8:59	Rui Hachimura enters the game for Jake LaRavia	99	81
8:53	OG Anunoby makes 3-foot layup (Karl-Anthony Towns assists)	99	83
8:41	Jordan Clarkson personal foul	99	83
8:25	Austin Reaves misses driving layup	99	83
8:23	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	99	83
8:17	Jalen Brunson makes 25-foot running jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists)	99	86
8:16	Lakers Full timeout	99	86
8:16	Jaxson Hayes enters the game for Jarred Vanderbilt	99	86
8:16	Luka Doncic enters the game for Maxi Kleber	99	86
7:59	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	99	86
7:54	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	99	86
7:53	Mikal Bridges bad pass turnover (Marcus Smart steals)	99	86
7:39	Luka Doncic makes 12-foot step back jumpshot	101	86
7:26	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive charge	101	86
7:26	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive foul turnover	101	86
7:13	Luka Doncic lost ball turnover (Mikal Bridges steals)	101	86
7:09	Jalen Brunson misses 28-foot running jump shot	101	86
7:04	Mikal Bridges offensive rebound	101	86
6:54	Jordan Clarkson makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists)	101	88
6:31	Rui Hachimura misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	88
6:25	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	101	88
6:25	Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot	101	88
6:25	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	101	88
6:17	Mikal Bridges bad pass turnover (Jaxson Hayes steals)	101	88
6:09	Marcus Smart misses running layup	101	88
6:06	Jalen Brunson defensive rebound	101	88
6:00	Austin Reaves shooting foul	101	88
6:00	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 2	101	89
6:00	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 2 of 2	101	90
5:47	Austin Reaves misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	90
5:44	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	101	90
5:30	Jalen Brunson out of bounds bad pass turnover	101	90
5:15	Marcus Smart misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	90
5:12	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	101	90
5:06	Karl-Anthony Towns misses 26-foot three point jumper	101	90
5:02	Rui Hachimura defensive rebound	101	90
4:45	Marcus Smart misses 25-foot three point jumper	101	90
4:41	Jaxson Hayes offensive rebound	101	90
4:41	Jaxson Hayes misses tip shot	101	90
4:41	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	101	90
4:34	Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper	101	90
4:32	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	101	90
4:32	OG Anunoby out of bounds lost ball turnover	101	90
4:19	Karl-Anthony Towns blocks Jaxson Hayes 's 5-foot layup	101	90
4:16	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	101	90
4:13	Jordan Clarkson misses 25-foot running jump shot	101	90
4:10	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	101	90
4:08	Jordan Clarkson shooting foul	101	90
4:08	Jaxson Hayes misses free throw 1 of 2	101	90
4:08	Lakers offensive team rebound	101	90
4:08	Knicks Full timeout	101	90
4:08	Luke Kennard enters the game for Marcus Smart	101	90
4:08	Landry Shamet enters the game for Jordan Clarkson	101	90
4:08	Jaxson Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2	102	90
3:55	Jaxson Hayes shooting foul	102	90
3:55	Jalen Brunson makes free throw 1 of 2	102	91
3:55	Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2	102	91
3:52	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	102	91
3:34	Luke Kennard misses 26-foot three point jumper	102	91
3:31	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	102	91
3:18	Jalen Brunson misses 3-foot two point shot	102	91
3:15	Karl-Anthony Towns offensive rebound	102	91
3:15	Karl-Anthony Towns misses tip shot	102	91
3:14	Luka Doncic defensive rebound	102	91
3:00	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	102	91
2:57	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	102	91
2:52	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	102	91
2:34	Luka Doncic makes 4-foot two point shot	104	91
2:25	Karl-Anthony Towns makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jalen Brunson assists)	104	94
1:55	Luka Doncic misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	104	94
1:50	OG Anunoby defensive rebound	104	94
1:46	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Austin Reaves steals)	104	94
1:37	Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Austin Reaves assists)	107	94
1:28	Karl-Anthony Towns makes driving layup (Mikal Bridges assists)	107	96
1:28	Austin Reaves shooting foul	107	96
1:28	Marcus Smart enters the game for Jaxson Hayes	107	96
1:28	Karl-Anthony Towns makes free throw 1 of 1	107	97
1:05	Luka Doncic makes 29-foot three point jumper (Rui Hachimura assists)	110	97
58.1	OG Anunoby misses two point shot	110	97
55.3	OG Anunoby offensive rebound	110	97
53.9	Mikal Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper	110	97
51.0	Austin Reaves defensive rebound	110	97
32.9	Austin Reaves misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	110	97
29.4	Karl-Anthony Towns defensive rebound	110	97
24.4	Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover (Luke Kennard steals)	110	97
1.4	shot clock turnover	110	97
0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	110	97
0.0	End of Game	110	97

Time, Location & Referees

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Venue

crypto.com Arena

Los Angeles, CA

Date & Time

7:30 PM, March 8, 2026

Coverage

ABC

Attendance

18,997

Referees

James Williams, Tre Maddox, CJ Washington

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Boston	56	26	.683	W2
New York	53	29	.646	L1
Toronto	46	36	.561	W1
Philadelphia	45	37	.549	W2
Brooklyn	20	62	.244	L3

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	L1

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