Los Angeles Lakers vs New York Knicks preview, January 30, 2027 | Keel Stats

Regular season8:30 PM

Los Angeles Lakers

New York Knicks

Madison Square Garden · New York City, NY

Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

LAL

Season leaders, per game

NYK

Luka DoncicF-G47.6 FG, 78.0 FT
LAL33.5PointsNYK26.0
Jalen BrunsonG46.7 FG, 84.1 FT
Luka DoncicF-G7.1 DREB, 0.6 OREB
LAL7.7ReboundsNYK11.9
Karl-Anthony TownsC8.7 DREB, 3.1 OREB
Luka DoncicF-G4.0 TOV, 35.8 MIN
LAL8.3AssistsNYK6.8
Jalen BrunsonG2.4 TOV, 35.1 MIN
Matisse ThybulleG-F30 games
LAL2.0StealsNYK1.6
OG AnunobyF67 games
Matisse ThybulleG-F30 games
LAL0.5BlocksNYK0.8
Andre DrummondC63 games

The teams side by side: Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks compared, with league ranks
LAL	Stat	NYK
53–29	Record	53–29
Offense
1.8, 14th in the league	Net rating	5th in the league, 6.4(better)
116.2, 8th in the league	Offensive rating	3rd in the league, 117.5(better)
100.0, 22nd in the league	Pace	27th in the league, 98.7
57.3(better), 2nd in the league	eFG%	9th in the league, 55.7
12.6, 20th in the league	TOV%	8th in the league, 11.5(better)
23.9, 22nd in the league	OREB%	5th in the league, 29.3(better)
0.320(better), 1st in the league	FT rate	25th in the league, 0.238
Defense
114.4, 19th in the league	Defensive rating	7th in the league, 111.1(better)
55.5, 22nd in the league	Opp. eFG%	11th in the league, 54.1(better)
12.6, 11th in the league	Opp. TOV%	10th in the league, 12.7(better)
74.3, 13th in the league	DREB%	2nd in the league, 76.7(better)
0.241(better), 5th in the league	Opp. FT rate	17th in the league, 0.265

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Los Angeles Lakers

Nobody listed.

New York Knicks

Drew EubanksProbable· back Oct 5
Report note
Eubanks will compete for a spot on the Knicks' regular-season roster in training camp. The big man underwent surgery to repair a torn UCL in his left thumb in mid-March, though he's expected to be fully healthy when training camp rolls around. Across 42 regular-season appearances (11 starts) for the Kings last season, the 29-year-old averaged 5.2 points, 3.0 rebounds, 0.6 blocks and 0.5 assists in 13.1 minutes per game.

Key players · LAL: Los Angeles Lakers key players: season averages and the last 5 games
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST
Luka Doncic	35.8	33.5	7.7	8.3
Austin Reaves	34.5	23.3	4.7	5.5
Quentin Grimes	29.5	13.4	3.6	3.3
Jake LaRavia	25.2	8.2	4.0	1.8
Collin Sexton	23.7	15.4	2.3	3.3

Key players · NYK: New York Knicks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST
Jalen Brunson	35.1	26.0	3.3	6.8
OG Anunoby	33.2	16.7	5.2	2.2
Mikal Bridges	32.9	14.4	3.8	3.7
Karl-Anthony Towns	30.9	20.1	11.9	3.0
Josh Hart	30.2	12.0	7.4	4.8

Last five games

Los Angeles Lakers: Los Angeles Lakers: last five games
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
May 11	vs OKC	Lost 110–115	–	–
May 9	vs OKC	Lost 108–131	–	–
May 7	@ OKC	Lost 107–125	–	–
May 5	@ OKC	Lost 90–108	–	–
May 1	@ HOU	Won 98–78	–	–

New York Knicks: New York Knicks: last five games
Date	Opponent	Result	Spread	Total
Jun 13	@ SAS	Won 94–90	–	–
Jun 10	vs SAS	Won 107–106	–	–
Jun 8	vs SAS	Lost 111–115	–	–
Jun 5	@ SAS	Won 105–104	–	–
Jun 3	@ SAS	Won 105–95	–	–

Standings

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
1	DET	60	22	.732	–	8-2
2	BOS	56	26	.683	4	8-2
3	NYK	53	29	.646	7	6-4
4	CLE	52	30	.634	8	7-3
5	TOR	46	36	.561	14	6-4

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	L10
2	SAS	62	20	.756	2	8-2
3	DEN	54	28	.659	10	10-0
4	LAL	53	29	.646	11	7-3
5	HOU	52	30	.634	12	9-1
6	MIN	49	33	.598	15	5-5

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Season series

LAL 0, NYK 0

Jan 30 · this gameLos Angeles Lakers at New York Knicks
Mar 11New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers

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