Los Angeles Lakers (23-28, 13th in Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (27-24, 7th in Eastern Conference)
New York; Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Knicks -2.5; up and down 237.5
Bottom line: LeBron James leads Los Angeles against New York. He currently ranks his sixth in the league, averaging 30.2 points per game.
The Knicks are 12-13 in home games. New York is an Eastern team in his conference. He ranks eighth in his defense, and he has just 112.4 points against his opponent’s shooting percentage, which he holds to 45.3%.
The Lakers are 10-16. Los Angeles recorded 16.8 fast-break his points per game, which ranks him fourth in the league. James leads the Lakers with a 6.2 average.
Top performer: Julius Randle is averaging 24.7 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4 assists for the Knicks. Quentin Rhimes has averaged 2.3 of his 3-pointers in his last 10 games in New York.
James is scoring 30.2 points and averaging 8.5 rebounds per game with the Lakers. Patrick Beverley is averaging 1.6 of his 3-pointers in his last 10 games in Los Angeles.
Last 10 games: Knicks: 5-5, 115.4 points, 47.7 rebounds, 20.2 assists, 4.9 steals, 4.4 blocks, 47.1% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 117.0 points per game.
Lakers: 4-6, averaging 117.4 points per game, 45.5 rebounds, 24.8 assists, 6.1 steals, 4.6 blocks, 46.0% shooting percentage. Opponents are scoring an average of 119.6 points.
Injured: Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: Out (thumb).
Lakers: Austin Reeves: out (hamstrings), Anthony Davis: days (legs), LeBron James: days (hamstrings).
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The Associated Press produced this article using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
