Game #64 – March 8, 2026
(39-25)	110	-	97	(41-24)
Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, CA

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Doncic 35, Reaves 25, Hachimura 13

Rebounds – Ayton 8, Doncic 8, Hachimura 7

Assists – Reaves 5, Doncic 4, Smart 4

Team Leaders Knicks

Points – Towns 25, Brunson 24, Anunoby 13

Rebounds – Towns 16, Anunoby 8, 3 Players Tied With 6

Assists – Brunson 7, Bridges 5, 4 Players Tied With 2

Lakers vs. Knicks – Box Score 03.08.26

Game #48 – February 1, 2026
(29-19)	100	-	112	(31-18)
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Doncic 30, L. James 22, Ayton 13

Rebounds – Doncic 15, Ayton 5, L. James 5

Assists – Doncic 8, L. James 6, Smart 3

Team Leaders Knicks

Points – Anunoby 25, Shamet 23, Hart 20

Rebounds – Towns 13, Anunoby 8, Robinson 7

Assists – Brunson 13, Kolek 4, Towns 4

Lakers @ Knicks – Box Score 02.01.26

Game #44 – January 22, 2020
	100	-	92
Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

Team Leaders Lakers

Points – Davis 28, James 21, Caldwell-Pope 13

Rebounds – Howard 12, Kuzma 7, James 6

Assists – Davis 5, James 5, Rondo 3

Team Leaders Knicks

Points – Morris 20, Dotson 17, Randle 16

Rebounds – Robinson 12, Randle 8, 2 Players Tied With 6

Assists – Payton 9, Randle 6, Portis 5

Lakers @ Knicks – Box Score 01.22.20

Andrew Bynum rises up for dunk against Knicks.

The Lakers got tough on Sunday night, and played a very physical brand of basketball against the upstart New York Knicks, winning going away 109-87 at Staples Center.

Kobe Bryant scored 27 points to go along with 10 rebounds, as the Lakers held the high-scoring Knicks to just 87 points on 36.0% shooting from the floor.

The Lakers big front line pushed the Knicks around all game long, and dominated on the boards 61-42, including 17 offensive rebounds.  The game also had its share of chippiness, as the Lakers were assessed four technical fouls and a flagrant foul.

Andrew Bynum scored 18 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in a strong effort against Amare Stoudemire, but was ejected from the game in the fourth quarter with two technical fouls for arguing a call against him.  It was a game loaded with emotion and hard fouls.

Ron Artest was hit with a technical early in the first quarter as it appeared he put his hands near the throat of the Knicks’ Shawne Williams.   He then picked up a flagrant foul for dropping Stoudemire with a clothesline on his way to the basket in the third quarter.  Bryant and Stoudemire also got into a heated argument moments later.

The Lakers led virtually the entire game, although the Knicks kept it close early, thanks to a lot of early Laker turnovers. A late second quarter push gave the champs a 52-47 lead at halftime. 

After the break, the game got rougher, and the Knicks simply could not make shots.   The Lakers led by double-figures for most of the second half.  The Knicks got to within seven early in the fourth quarter on a three-point play by Stoudmire, but could get no closer, as the Lakers won going away by 22.

Pau Gasol also had a dominant game up front, scoring 20 points, grabbing 14 rebounds, and blocking four shots.  Shannon Brown had 16 off the bench, and Lamar Odom scored 13 points and a pulled down a season-high 18 rebounds.

For the game, the Lakers didn’t shoot particularly well themselves at only 41.8% (38-91), although they did hit 8-17 from the three-point line, and turned the ball over only 13 times.  After a sloppy start where they turned the ball over five times in the first five minutes, they committed just eight the remainder of the game. Taking care of the ball didn’t allow the Knicks to get into the transition game they desperately needed to in order to beat the bigger Laker squad.

The Knicks were led by Amar’e Stoudemire’s 23 points, 10 rebounds, and six blocked shots.  Stoudemire shot just 7-24 from the floor, and didn’t hit his first basket until the middle of the second quarter.  In fact he scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, but many were after the game was out of reach.

The Lakers played their first game without backup forward Matt Barnes, who is scheduled to have surgery this week to repair a torn meniscus he suffered on Friday against New Orleans.  The Lakers won’t have a timetable for his return after the surgery.

The Lakers have now won four straight, six out of seven, and haven’t lost to the Knicks since February of 2007.

Los Angeles’ next game is Tuesday night at home against the woefully bad Cleveland Cavaliers, who have certainly suffered without LeBron James.  They’ve currently lost 10 in a row after their setback on Sunday in Phoenix, and are sitting with NBA’s worst record at 8-29.

Link: Lakers vs. Knicks Box Score

Kobe Bryant slams home two over Andres Nocioni.

In a game the Lakers never trailed, they also were never able to put away the resilient Philadelphia 76ers, and needed some late points by Kobe Bryant to get a 102-98 win at Staples Center on New Year’s Eve.

Bryant, who was held to a season-low nine points in a win in Philadelphia earlier this month, scored a game-high 33 points, including the tiebreaking jumper with just over 90 seconds left, as the Lakers hung on to get the victory. The win snapped a two-game home losing streak for the Lakers.

The Sixers did have chances to win the game at the end, but UCLA-product Jrue Holiday missed a three-pointer late, and guard Lou Williams followed with the same with four seconds left.  Bryant then hit two free throws to seal the victory.

Pau Gasol had 20 points and eight rebounds, bouncing back from some recent sub-part scoring games.  Lamar Odom had 18 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and Andrew Bynum scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 15 rebounds.

The Lakers led the game the entire way, and by as many as 12 at one point, but the young Philadelphia squad kept hanging around.  They trailed 52-44 at halftime, and 82-73 after three quarters, but managed to fight back and tie the game at 98 with just over a minute left.  They never did score again however, as Bryant scored the game’s final four points for the world champs.

For the second straight game, the Lakers shot over 50% from the field, hitting 42-82 (51.2%) against Philadelphia.  The also dominated on the glass, 45-35, including 11 at the offensive end. However, they did only hit 4-14 (28.6%) from beyond the arc, as they continue to struggle from long range in recent games.

The Sixers, who played without Andre Iguodala for the third straight game, were led by Holiday’s 19 points and 11 assists.  Off the bench, Lou Williams scored 18, and Thaddeus Young had 14.  In fact, the 76ers’ bench scored 44 of the team’s 98 points.

The Lakers are in the middle of a three-game homestand that will continue on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies, who have already beaten the Lakers once this season, 98-96 back on November 13th at the FedEx Forum.

The Lakers will play six of their next eight games at home, with only two of the games against teams with winning records (New Orleans and New York).   With the schedule getting increasingly harder in the middle of the month, the Lakers need to take advantage and get wins against the weaker teams to climb back closer to the top spot in the Western Conference.

Link: Lakers vs. 76ers Box Score