Dalton Knecht Stats Tonight: How did Lakers rookie fare in marquee matchup against Knicks? (Mar. 6)

Dalton Knecht continued earning rotation minutes for the LA Lakers during Thursday's marquee matchup against the New York Knicks. While Austin Reaves returned, Rui Hachimura was still out, keeping the window open for JJ Redick to offer Knecht a significant role.

He had also been playing at an efficient level. Over the past two games, Knecht seemingly rediscovered his swagger. Against the Clippers on Sunday, he dropped 19 points, shooting 70.0% and 5 of 8 from 3. In Tuesday's contest against the Pelicans, he had 13 points on 5 of 9 shots.

Dalton Knecht Stats Tonight: Lakers rookie's performance through four quarters against Knicks

Dalton Knecht had a relatively quiet first half against the Knicks than the previous two outings. He made one 3 on three attempts in 8:45 minutes of action. Knecht added three rebounds and one assist. Redick had to rely on his top six rotation players for most of the half after the Lakers fell behind by 13 at one point before trimming the gap to 60-51 before entering the locker room at halftime.

Knecht came alive in the third quarter with two huge shots from deep to take his tally to nine points. He played five minutes in the quarter, helping the Lakers stay within hunting distance of the Knicks with back-to-back shots after the 1:24 mark. The Lakers trailed 84-76, avoiding a 14-point deficit to begin the final frame behind Knecht's 3s.

Dalton Knecht's last contribution to his box score came in the fourth when he made his first attempt at the rim off a closeout. He attacked the basket with force for the first time from the corner to go 4 for 8 on the night, scoring 11 points, four rebounds and one assist in 20:33 minutes.

Knecht didn't play in overtime, but the Lakers won 113-109. It was the rookie's third straight game with a double-digit score.