The Los Angeles Lakers were severely shorthanded on Monday night against the Portland Trail Blazers, missing five players from their regular rotation. That meant more minutes for players like Bronny James, Nick Smith Jr. and Dalton Knecht in head coach JJ Redick’s lineup.
Knecht has been in and out of the rotation for the majority of the early stage of his career, as he has been unable to find his footing from beyond the arc. But he received 25 minutes of action on Monday, and put up 16 points with two steals, shooting just 5-of-13 from the field and 2-of-8 from deep.