New York Knicks @ Los Angeles Lakers
Game Leaders
Team Stats
42% (36-85)
Field Goal %
43% (34-79)
26% (5-19)
Three Point %
20% (2-10)
76% (13-17)
Free Throw %
72% (28-39)
42
Turnovers
20
59
Rebounds
50
Game Information
Los Angeles, CA

Referee:Bob Delaney
Referee:Violet Palmer
Referee:Anthony Jordan

Shot Chart
- Keith Van Horn made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Keith Van Horn made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Hook Shot.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Howard Eisley made Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shandon Anderson made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Howard Eisley made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Howard Eisley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Shandon Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kurt Thomas missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson made 16 ft Two Point Shot.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot.
- Antonio McDyess missed 17 ft Two Point Shot.
- Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed Layup.
- Shandon Anderson made 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Howard Eisley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Bryon Russell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bryon Russell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Antonio McDyess.
- Derek Fisher missed 29 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Keith Van Horn made Layup.
- Kareem Rush missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Derek Fisher made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 10 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper.
- Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made 7 ft Hook Shot.
- Bryon Russell made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Charlie Ward made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made 14 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed 5 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Antonio McDyess missed Tip Shot.
- Bryon Russell missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Keith Van Horn made Technical Free Throw.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 7 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant missed Tip Shot.
- Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Howard Eisley made Jumper.
- Bryon Russell made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Dikembe Mutombo missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Karl Malone missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Bryon Russell missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Howard Eisley made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Karl Malone made Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Howard Eisley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed Layup.
- Karl Malone made 18 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Keith Van Horn made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Keith Van Horn made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Devean George missed 23 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shandon Anderson made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made 21 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Shandon Anderson made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Kobe Bryant missed Two Point Shot.
- Shandon Anderson made 7 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Devean George missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Gary Payton made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Devean George.
- Kurt Thomas made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Keith Van Horn made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Devean George made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Keith Van Horn made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 9 ft Two Point Shot.
- Kurt Thomas missed 15 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Keith Van Horn missed 4 ft Hook Shot.
- Keith Van Horn made Layup.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Devean George made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Shandon Anderson made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Antonio McDyess missed 13 ft Two Point Shot.
- Keith Van Horn missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Karl Malone made Layup. Assisted by Gary Payton.
- Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
- Charlie Ward made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Antonio McDyess.
- Devean George missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Two Point Shot.
- Keith Van Horn made 15 ft Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Michael Doleac missed Jumper.
- Gary Payton missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 11 ft Two Point Shot.
- Charlie Ward missed Two Point Shot.
- Antonio McDyess missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Charlie Ward missed 38 ft Three Pointer.
- Michael Doleac missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Tip Shot.
- Shandon Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Bryon Russell made 19 ft Jumper. Assisted by Horace Grant.
- Keith Van Horn missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Antonio McDyess made Layup.
- Derek Fisher missed 19 ft Jumper.
- Antonio McDyess made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Antonio McDyess made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 20 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Derek Fisher made 16 ft Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Antonio McDyess missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Antonio McDyess made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed 8 ft Hook Shot.
- Michael Doleac missed 16 ft Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made 18 ft Jumper.
- Howard Eisley missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 24 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Michael Doleac missed 4 ft Jumper.
- Bryon Russell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Bryon Russell made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley missed 10 ft Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Howard Eisley made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Bryon Russell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made 4 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone made 19 ft Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed 13 ft Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made 14 ft Jumper. Assisted by Karl Malone.
- Shandon Anderson missed Two Point Shot.
- Karl Malone missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Keith Van Horn missed 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Howard Eisley missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Bryon Russell missed 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Howard Eisley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant missed 18 ft Jumper.
- Karl Malone missed 17 ft Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made 9 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Kobe Bryant made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
- Gary Payton made Free Throw 2 of 2.
- Karl Malone made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Howard Eisley made Three Point Jumper.
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Eastern Conference
| Atlantic | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 56 | 26 | .683 | - | W2 |
| New York | 53 | 29 | .646 | 3 | L1 |
| Toronto | 46 | 36 | .561 | 10 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | W2 |
| Brooklyn | 20 | 62 | .244 | 36 | L3 |
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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