Despite Donis near triple-double, lights were too bright in New York City

NEW YORK — The Lakers are used to putting on a show when they’re at Madison Square Garden. But for most of Sunday night, they watched a show they probably wouldn’t want reruns of: The Knicks beating them up on the offensive glass and creating a barrage of open three-pointers. The result was the Knicks’ burying 18 three-pointers, and the Lakers losing in New York 112–100 despite Luka Dončić’s near triple-double of 30 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists. LeBron James, who entered Sunday with the all-time third-best-winning percentage by a visiting player at Madison Square Garden, recorded 22 points, six assists and five rebounds. But the Lakers couldn’t match the Knicks’ three-point proficiency, shooting 28.6% from beyond the arc compared to New York’s 42.9%.Get the perfect blend of news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story The Knicks grabbed 15 offensive rebounds compared to the Lakers’ seven.Sunday was the Lakers’ first loss at Madison Square Garden since 2021. OG Anunoby scored a team-high 25 points for the Knicks to go with eight rebounds, while Josh Hart added 20 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had an 11 point, 13 rebound double-double. The Lakers, who dropped to 29–19, still have a chance to secure a winning record on the trip despite the loss to the Knicks, who are on a six-game winning streak after Sunday’s victory.Despite the loss, the Lakers still have the third-best-winning percentage among Western Conference teams with a 17–11 record in games away from Crypto.com Arena.  After the Lakers had great ball security for most of Sunday, Dončić made an errant pass that was picked off by Towns and led to an Anunoby dunk in transition to tie the game at 77 at the 2:37 mark of the third quarter. Gabe Vincent turned the ball over on the...