Dalton Knecht Stats Tonight: Lakers rookie fails to turn up against Mark Williams' Hornets in brutal loss (Feb. 19)

Dalton Knecht and the Lakers suffered a confidence-shattering 100-97 loss against Mark Williams' Charlotte Hornets in Wednesday’s regular season matchup. Knecht remained on the bench throughout the first quarter as coach JJ Redick opted not to give him any early minutes. Knecht finally saw action at the start of the second quarter as part of the Lakers' rotation.

The former Tennessee standout missed his first field goal attempt from inside the arc but quickly redeemed himself by sinking his next shot, a 3-pointer. He missed his next attempt from beyond the arc but pulled down two rebounds in quick succession to make an impact.

By halftime, Dalton Knecht had logged 7:10 minutes, recording three points on 1 of 3 shooting from the field, including 1 of 2 from beyond the arc. He also had two rebounds and one steal.

Knecht saw just over three minutes of action in the third quarter but was unable to convert his lone shot attempt, a 3-pointer. However, he managed to add another rebound to his stat line during the period. In the fourth quarter too, Knecht attemted one 3-pointer and failed to knock it down.

In the end, the Lakers rookie finished the game with three points on 1 of 5 shooting, including 1 of 4 from 3-point range. He recorded five rebounds and one steal in 13:06 minutes.

Fans react to Dalton Knecht's performance

Fans were left disappointed with Dalton Knecht’s performance against the Charlotte Hornets and didn’t hold back in expressing their frustration.

"Lakers completely fu*ked Dalton Knecht’s confidence. He’s useless out there," a fan commented.

"Mark Williams isn't impressive but I would've let that trade go through if I was LA," commented another fan.

"he was already useless before the trade," a fan said.

"He was playing useless for half of his tenure before the trade lol," said another fan.

Knecht will have an opportunity to bounce back on Thursday when the Lakers face the Portland Trail Blazers.