Lakers vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at the iconic Madison Square Garden tonight as the Los Angeles Lakers roll into the Big Apple to face off against the New York Knicks in a sizzling first-round NBA Playoff game that promises to crank up the heat! With the Knicks sharpening their knives after a slick win against Denver and the Lakers steamrolling over Washington, tonight’s matchup is set to be a high-octane clash between these two powerhouse squads. Both teams are gunning for glory, barely trailing in their respective conferences, and with the betting lines buzzing and a whopping 228 points on the board, fans are in for some serious hardwood action. So, as the clock ticks down to the 09:30 PM tipoff, let’s see if the Lakers can ‘Lake’ it or break it or if the Knicks will ‘knick’ victory from the jaws of defeat!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 01, 2025 09:30PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	LAL ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+350	-480	227.5	9.5/-9.5
Recent	+335	-450	228.0	10.0/-10.0
Difference	-15	+30	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

26W-32L

23.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

41W-21L

77.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
02/03/24	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	32	21	33	00	113	Under
02/03/24	New York Knicks NYK	25	34	27	19	00	105	Under
12/18/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	22	33	24	00	114	Under
12/18/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	31	22	29	00	109	Under
03/12/23	New York Knicks NYK	31	31	23	27	00	112	Under
03/12/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	27	32	27	22	00	108	Under
01/31/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	23	34	28	150	129	Over
01/31/23	New York Knicks NYK	24	29	30	31	90	123	Over
02/05/22	New York Knicks NYK	42	29	13	27	40	115	Over
02/05/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	29	27	31	24	110	122	Over
11/23/21	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	31	30	19	00	100	Under
11/23/21	New York Knicks NYK	36	27	20	23	00	106	Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/30	vs WAS	134-96W	48	31	11	90
01/28	vs PHI	104-118L	39	25	22	72
01/27	vs CHA	112-107W	48	22	16	86
01/23	@ BOS	117-96W	53	27	6	89
01/21	@ WAS	111-88W	50	30	10	90
01/19	vs LAC	102-116L	33	26	15	76
01/17	@ BRO	102-101W	34	24	10	82
01/15	@ MIA	117-108W	34	33	6	90
01/13	@ SAS	102-126L	40	24	19	87
01/07	vs DAL	97-118L	33	20	10	75

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/29	@ DEN	122-112W	35	33	5	93
01/27	@ MEM	143-106W	46	32	10	108
01/21	vs BRO	99-95W	42	29	10	87
01/20	@ ATL	119-110W	39	31	15	90
01/17	@ MIN	99-116L	41	19	9	90
01/15	vs PHI	125-119W	45	28	13	86
01/13	@ DET	119-124L	42	26	17	80
01/12	@ MIL	140-106W	49	29	11	88
01/10	@ OKL	101-126L	43	18	10	96
01/08	@ TOR	112-98W	43	24	12	88

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Max Christie SG	22.0	17.6	17.4	70%	19.2
Rui Hachimura PF	30.0	24.2	23.4	100%	23.9
Jaxson Hayes C	24.0	18.2	13.9	17%	21.6
LeBron James SF	57.0	48.3	48.1	100%	48.4
Austin Reaves PG	42.0	35.0	35.8	100%	36.2

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	30.0	34.8	28.5	100%	28.9
Mikal Bridges SG	29.0	30.2	29.8	100%	30.2
Jalen Brunson PG	42.0	42.5	43.8	100%	44.2
Josh Hart SF	37.0	32.8	39.0	100%	39.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	47.0	44.8	51.0	100%	51.3

Lakers Notable Injuries

Anthony Davis (C): Avg: 25.1pts, 12.6reb, 3.4ast, 35.2 minutes. Last game: 01/28/25. Impact: 8.1
Jarred Vanderbilt OUT (PF): Avg: 5.2pts, 4.7reb, 1.3ast, 19.6 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 3.7
Trey Jemison (C): Avg: 4.9pts, 4.3reb, 0.8ast, 17.8 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 1.4
Cam Reddish (SF/PF): Avg: 4.8pts, 2.0reb, 0.8ast, 19.8 minutes. Last game: 01/28/25. Impact: 1.4
Shake Milton (PG/SG): Avg: 5.1pts, 1.6reb, 1.6ast, 13.3 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 2.1
Gabe Vincent OUT (PG/SG): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.3reb, 1.4ast, 19.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 2.3
Christian Koloko (C): Avg: 2.1pts, 2.4reb, 0.5ast, 9.3 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 1.3
Bronny James (PG): Avg: 0.6pts, 0.5reb, 0.4ast, 4.0 minutes. Last game: 01/30/25. Impact: 0.5

Knicks Notable Injuries

Jericho Sims (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 3.4reb, 0.5ast, 12.2 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 1.3
Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.1pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.4 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.5
Ariel Hukporti (C): Avg: 1.6pts, 1.8reb, 0.4ast, 7.5 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.8
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.1pts, 0.6reb, 0.9ast, 5.6 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.6
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.5
Jacob Toppin (PF): Avg: 0.9pts, 0.8reb, 0.3ast, 3.8 minutes. Last game: 01/27/25. Impact: 0.4

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Pts	12.5	16.5	+4.0	60%	50%	47%	47%	NYK	-3.9	#1
LeBron James	LAL	Pts	25.5	27.9	+2.4	20%	20%	40%	40%	NYK	-3.9	#1
Mikal Bridges	NYK	Reb	2.5	3.5	+1.0	60%	40%	53%	53%	LAL	+0.1	#19
Dorian Finney-Smith	LAL	Reb	3.5	3.8	+0.3	40%	40%	53%	53%	NYK	-1.3	#1

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Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#22	#7	#11	-2.1%
PF	#3	#8	#22	#5	-7.7%
PG	#17	#4	#24	#21	1.8%
SF	#7	#19	#10	#8	-4.0%
SG	#17	#12	#19	#15	-0.5%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#9	#7	#12	#7	-6.6%
PF	#18	#15	#2	#9	-4.2%
PG	#19	#20	#7	#13	-1.8%
SF	#1	#1	#6	#1	-20.4%
SG	#14	#16	#12	#11	-3.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

110.9

116.1

Rebounds per Game

42.8

43.7

Assists per Game

26.4

26.8

Steals per Game

7.8

8.5

Blocks per Game

5.6

3.7

Shots per Game

86.2

88.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

11.7

12.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.7

57.1

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.7

35.9

Turnovers per Game

13.0

12.2

Fouls per Game

16.7

Recent Trends

Dalton Knecht (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 73.9% to 22.0, 12.7 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.7% to 15.1, 24.7 min average previous 3 games.