Dalton Knecht Stats Tonight: How did Lakers rookie fare against Chicago Bulls? (Mar. 27)

Dalton Knecht and the LA Lakers took on the Chicago Bulls on Thursday. In their second meeting with the Bulls, the Lakers looked to avenge a 146-115 beatdown five nights ago in Los Angeles. The Lakers hoped to have enough left in the tank after a fiercely contested 120-119 win in Indiana less than 24 hours ago.

The rookie entered the game with 2:22 remaining in the first quarter to give Luka Doncic a breather. He grabbed one rebound and missed the only shot he attempted, a 26-footer that went wide right. LA struggled early on and trailed 32-22 at the end of the period.

Dalton Knecht started in the second quarter, where his only contribution was a personal foul. Jaxson Hayes came in for him with 8:34 remaining in the period as LA mounted a rally to turn the game around.

The No. 17 pick in last year's draft barely played again in the third quarter. LA Lakers coach JJ Redick sent him in with 2:39 remaining in the period for Dorian Finney-Smith. He did not attempt a shot but gave a nifty pass to Luka Doncic, who drilled a 26-footer.

Knecht started the fourth quarter and contributed two rebounds. He sat out for good after Redick took him out for Doncic. LA led 97-89 when the rookie left the court.

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dalton Knecht	0	3	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+5

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Dalton Knecht held scoreless for the first time in March

Heading into the rematch against the Chicago Bulls, Dalton Knecht averaged 12.1 points per game in March. The rookie had a good run this month when the LA Lakers faced multiple injuries to key players such as LeBron James, Rui Hachimura, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves.

Once the veterans returned, Knecht has hardly played again. Over his last three outings before Thursday, he averaged 4.0 PPG in just 5.6 minutes per game. The trend continued against the Chicago Bulls. Knecht played 12 minutes, but the confidence he displayed earlier this month did not seem to be there.

On multiple occasions, he did not even bother to look at the rim. He was content to work as a screener and defender. Dalton Knecht could not hit a shot in Chicago, the first time in March he failed to score a point.