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New York Knicks at Los Angeles Lakers

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New York Knicks
Los Angeles Lakers

Matchup preview

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

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

NYK

Season leaders, per game

LAL
The teams side by side: New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers compared, with league ranks
NYKStatLAL
53–29Record53–29
Offense
6.4(better), 5th in the leagueNet rating14th in the league, 1.8
117.5(better), 3rd in the leagueOffensive rating8th in the league, 116.2
98.7, 27th in the leaguePace22nd in the league, 100.0
55.7, 9th in the leagueeFG%2nd in the league, 57.3(better)
11.5(better), 8th in the leagueTOV%20th in the league, 12.6
29.3(better), 5th in the leagueOREB%22nd in the league, 23.9
0.238, 25th in the leagueFT rate1st in the league, 0.320(better)
Defense
111.1(better), 7th in the leagueDefensive rating19th in the league, 114.4
54.1(better), 11th in the leagueOpp. eFG%22nd in the league, 55.5
12.7(better), 10th in the leagueOpp. TOV%11th in the league, 12.6
76.7(better), 2nd in the leagueDREB%13th in the league, 74.3
0.265, 17th in the leagueOpp. FT rate5th in the league, 0.241(better)

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

New York Knicks

  • Mohamed DiawaraQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    The severity of the finger injury is unknown, though it kept Diawara from playing in New York's final three Las Vegas Summer League outings. Over two outings in Las Vegas this summer, he averaged 3.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 24.7 minutes per tilt.

    Cost -0.2 per 100
  • Drew EubanksProbable
    Report note

    Thumb

    Cost -0.2 per 100
  • N'Faly DanteOut
    Report note

    Knee

Los Angeles Lakers

Nobody listed.

Key players · NYK: New York Knicks key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jalen Brunson35.126.03.36.822.6 / 2.8 / 8.62.2
OG Anunoby33.216.75.22.218.6 / 7.0 / 2.04.0
Mikal Bridges32.914.43.83.710.0 / 2.0 / 2.21.8
Karl-Anthony Towns30.920.111.93.020.2 / 10.6 / 5.82.2
Josh Hart30.212.07.44.88.6 / 5.4 / 3.60.5
Key players · LAL: Los Angeles Lakers key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Luka Doncic35.833.57.78.334.0 / 6.0 / 7.04.6
Austin Reaves34.523.34.75.520.8 / 4.4 / 5.43.2
Quentin Grimes29.513.43.63.39.8 / 2.6 / 1.40.1
Jake LaRavia25.28.24.01.87.2 / 5.2 / 2.0-0.3
Collin Sexton23.715.42.33.318.2 / 5.2 / 3.0-1.0

Last five games

New York Knicks: New York Knicks: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Jun 13 @ SASWon 94–90––
Jun 10 vs SASWon 107–106––
Jun 8 vs SASLost 111–115––
Jun 5 @ SASWon 105–104––
Jun 3 @ SASWon 105–95––
Los Angeles Lakers: Los Angeles Lakers: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
May 11 vs OKCLost 110–115––
May 9 vs OKCLost 108–131––
May 7 @ OKCLost 107–125––
May 5 @ OKCLost 90–108––
May 1 @ HOUWon 98–78––

Standings

Full standings
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1DET6022.732–8-2
2BOS5626.68348-2
3NYK5329.64676-4
4CLE5230.63487-3
5TOR4636.561146-4
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
2SAS6220.75628-2
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1
6MIN4933.598155-5

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

NYK attack against LAL defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards50.7 (lg 49.8) , 12th in the league12.5 (lg 13.6) , 28th in the league15.0 (lg 14.2) , 7th in the league
Forwards37.8 (lg 37.4) , 14th in the league14.4 (lg 15.3) , 23rd in the league7.2 (lg 7.0) , 12th in the league
Centers9.8 (lg 10.7) , 22nd in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 22nd in the league1.9 (lg 1.9) , 13th in the league
LAL attack against NYK defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards47.6 (lg 49.8) , 23rd in the league12.2 (lg 13.6) , 30th in the league13.5 (lg 14.2) , 23rd in the league
Forwards34.9 (lg 37.4) , 26th in the league14.2 (lg 15.3) , 26th in the league6.7 (lg 7.0) , 22nd in the league
Centers8.6 (lg 10.7) , 30th in the league6.1 (lg 7.5) , 30th in the league1.2 (lg 1.9) , 30th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.