Despite allowing the New York Knicks to have a season-best first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers came back from a double-digit deficit only to let the game slip away in the final minutes of a 124-123 loss at Madison Square Garden. With their win, the Knicks completed a season sweep of the Lakers.
New York opened the game by connecting on five of their first six shots, putting the Lakers in an early 11-4 deficit. They responded with a 7-0 run out of a timeout, though again fell behind as Kevin Knox and Damyean Dotson combined for 26 points in the quarter.