The Knicks did not miss the opportunity.

The New York franchise took advantage of the absence of LeBron James, suspended, to win against the Lakers on Tuesday night in the NBA.

With the added bonus of a found Evan Fournier.

Skillful at long distance (6/9) and author of 26 points, the French back showed a different face than that of the last two weeks, during which he appeared well inside after a successful debut in the “Big Apple”.

At his side, Julius Randle was very active (20 pts, 16 rebounds, 5 assists) to allow New York (10-8) to move up to 6 place in the East, four rows behind Miami, which was able to erase nine points behind at the start of the 4th quarter to win in Detroit (100-92).

The Lakers almost offered a hell of a comeback

In the wake of their two best scorers, in the absence of Derrick Rose (ankle), the Knicks started with a bang to count up to 25 units ahead (54-29) in the middle of the second quarter.

Before LA managed to catch up towards the end of the third, when Carmelo Anthony (12 pts), the former local glory ovationed by Madison Square Garden, equalized on a dunk (79-79).

But in the final period, New York substitute Immanuel Quickley caught fire as he landed four straight shots from behind the arc in less than five minutes, 12 of his 14 points in total, to make dreams vanish. Californian hold-up, worn by Russell Westbrook in triple-double mode (31 pts, 13 rebounds, 10 assists) looking like a leader.

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