Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic scored 35 points and grabbed eight rebounds, Austin Reaves added 25 points and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame LeBron James’ injury absence to effortlessly beat the New York Knicks 110-97 on Sunday.
Rui Hachimura had 13 points for the Lakers, who never trailed the hot Knicks, in their fourth straight victory, even as James missed his second straight game with a left elbow bruise and left foot injury.
The Lakers fell apart in the fourth quarter, with just one basket in a 6 1/2-minute stretch down the stretch, as New York cut its deficit from 23 points to 10. But the Knicks didn’t shoot enough to take advantage and committed eight turnovers in the fourth quarter.
Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 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 its 8-for-34 3-point shooting in the second stop of its five-game road trip, which began with an impressive win in Denver. Mikal Bridges scored a blank in 27 minutes.
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