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Sanjesh Singh

Lakers player grades: LeBron James drops triple-double in 21-point comeback vs. Knicks

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The Los Angeles Lakers Saturday pulled out an entertaining win against the New York Knicks, 122-115.

This didn’t seem like a game the Lakers would end up winning after the purple and gold trailed by 21 points. The Knicks had everything going on both ends of the floor until halftime arrived.

Julius Randle went cold in the second half after a 20-point first half, and the Knicks put up just 13 points in the third quarter.

Malik Monk ignited the comeback with a massive third quarter, and it went into overtime where LeBron James and Anthony Davis made plays to get the win.

Here is how the Lakers, now 26-28 on the season, graded individually from the win:

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