Overview
- Tip-off is 7 p.m. ET on NBC, with streaming on Peacock and DIRECTV.
- New York enters 30-18 with five straight wins and a 19-6 home mark, while Los Angeles is 29-18 after a 142-111 win in Washington.
- Consensus odds list Knicks -4.5, and simulations from Dimers and SportsLine give New York roughly a 60–66% win chance.
- NBC launches its on-site “Basketball Night in America” studio show from MSG at 6 p.m. ET with Maria Taylor, Carmelo Anthony, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady.
- The meeting falls one year after the blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Lakers, adding an anniversary layer to the matchup.