The Lakers fought to defeat the Knicks in overtime to avoid losing streaks, the Lakers won a thrilling battle, the fourth quarter had 40 seconds left to be chased by Barrett for 5 points, and then LeBron did not enter the overtime, fortunately, the Lakers' defensive concentration in overtime was very good, 5 minutes the Knicks only scored 4 points, LeBron and Thick Brow two in overtime to help the Lakers win.
LeBron had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game, Anthony Davis had 28 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals and 4 blocks, both of whom performed very well, but the Lakers completed the "medicine primer" of this 20-point reversal, but The "medicine primer" of the Lakers to complete this 20-point reversal was Malik Munch, and it was difficult for the Lakers to complete a super reversal without Munch's outbreak in the third quarter.
The Knicks once led by 20 points by the Lakers, it was the first time since February 2018, the Knicks in the third quarter were overtaken by the Lakers, Munch in this quarter was 18 points in the single quarter (6 of 9 shooting + 3 of 3 three points), James in the third quarter 2 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, Davis in the third quarter 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 block, Westbrook in the third quarter 0 points, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 1 block, it is clear that Munch is the key to launching a counterattack.
Munch played 39 minutes, 11-of-20, 4-of-8 from three-point range, 3-of-4 from the free throw line, 29 points and 2 assists, shooting 55 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range, and he has become LeBron's new knife guard. Westbrook played 29 minutes, 1 of 10 only 5 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 turnovers, shooting 10%, with 1.79 million Munch once again piercing Wei Shao.
In the last game that defeated the Clippers, Munch scored 33 minutes, 8 of 19, 3 of 3 three-pointers, scored 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 42.1%, shooting 37.5% from three points, while Wei Shao was 7 of 18, 5 of three points, only 17 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, shooting 38.9%, three-point shooting rate of 20%, Munch also blamed himself for a long time after the game and did not want to get up.
In his last 20 games, Munch averaged 17.5 points, 4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game, shooting 49.6 percent from the field and 45.6 percent from three-point range, making him the Lakers' third-placed score point more stable than Westbrook.
This season, he averaged 13 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.71 steals, 0.42 blocks, shooting 47.3%, 40.9% from three-point range, and averaging 2.3 three-pointers per game.
The 24-year-old Munch joining the Lakers is really a wise choice, and with his performance this season looking for a big contract this summer is promising. Vogel bluntly said it was fun to watch Munch play and knew him a long time ago that he was a great scorer.
Text/Yan Xiaobai