RJ Barrett reacts in white jersey in LA
The Knicks blew a 21-point lead in their 122-115 overtime to the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
Here are the takeaways…
– The Knicks got off to a fast start, draining their first five shots of the game, and hitting nine of their first 10 (5-for-6 from downtown). As a team, the Knicks shot 68.2 percent (15-for-22, 6-for-10 from three) in the first quarter. RJ Barrett (6-for-7, 3-for-4 from three, 17 points) and Julius Randle (4-for-6, 10 points) carried the Knicks to their 42 first-quarter points, their most in any quarter this season, as they led by 13 after one. The Lakers struggled from the field in the second quarter, and the Knicks got their lead up to 21 points. They finished the half leading 71-56, with Barrett (21) and Randle (20) combining for more than half their points. Their 71 points was their most in a half this year.
– But the third quarter was all Lakers, mostly Malik Monk, who outscored the Knicks by himself, 18-13, and the…