Zürcher Nachrichten - James, Lakers claw out victory over Knicks, Suns rise again

EUR -
AED 4.256146
AFN 80.057989
ALL 97.672789
AMD 445.108587
ANG 2.073859
AOA 1062.596964
ARS 1462.097459
AUD 1.787792
AWG 2.085796
AZN 1.977758
BAM 1.95624
BBD 2.339826
BDT 140.68161
BGN 1.955381
BHD 0.436821
BIF 3453.375957
BMD 1.158775
BND 1.490935
BOB 8.007868
BRL 6.440013
BSD 1.15887
BTN 99.725268
BWP 15.655653
BYN 3.792452
BYR 22711.997276
BZD 2.327843
CAD 1.593229
CDF 3344.225551
CHF 0.932959
CLF 0.029189
CLP 1120.164988
CNY 8.318839
CNH 8.327812
COP 4649.980161
CRC 584.736434
CUC 1.158775
CUP 30.707547
CVE 110.289782
CZK 24.635411
DJF 206.369042
DKK 7.463023
DOP 69.715665
DZD 151.205353
EGP 57.254053
ERN 17.381631
ETB 160.835827
FJD 2.620572
FKP 0.86308
GBP 0.864186
GEL 3.140395
GGP 0.86308
GHS 12.080819
GIP 0.86308
GMD 82.851757
GNF 10056.259593
GTQ 8.891998
GYD 242.357594
HKD 9.094562
HNL 30.328815
HRK 7.53434
HTG 152.154188
HUF 398.896258
IDR 18922.338302
ILS 3.896006
IMP 0.86308
INR 99.702423
IQD 1518.141119
IRR 48813.412267
ISK 141.810554
JEP 0.86308
JMD 185.781744
JOD 0.821599
JPY 172.089152
KES 149.725146
KGS 101.334949
KHR 4645.083814
KMF 490.451934
KPW 1042.861997
KRW 1613.238448
KWD 0.354203
KYD 0.965725
KZT 618.914408
LAK 24990.830984
LBP 103834.827256
LKR 349.248474
LRD 232.354214
LSL 20.750262
LTL 3.421562
LVL 0.700931
LYD 6.302416
MAD 10.50286
MDL 19.700597
MGA 5181.208905
MKD 61.573835
MMK 2432.240606
MNT 4155.677743
MOP 9.369227
MRU 46.099358
MUR 52.897759
MVR 17.843944
MWK 2009.477532
MXN 21.733122
MYR 4.920739
MZN 74.114674
NAD 20.750262
NGN 1770.875255
NIO 42.649583
NOK 11.956088
NPR 159.558852
NZD 1.955886
OMR 0.4455
PAB 1.15887
PEN 4.111024
PGK 4.869094
PHP 66.332921
PKR 330.159285
PLN 4.254684
PYG 8970.015519
QAR 4.225349
RON 5.073234
RSD 117.155695
RUB 90.441634
RWF 1665.388577
SAR 4.346439
SBD 9.624486
SCR 16.390591
SDG 695.842116
SEK 11.309992
SGD 1.490295
SHP 0.910616
SLE 26.245827
SLL 24298.94472
SOS 662.254521
SRD 42.737906
STD 23984.310626
SVC 10.140278
SYP 15066.220255
SZL 20.746662
THB 37.689217
TJS 11.078833
TMT 4.067302
TND 3.413267
TOP 2.713969
TRY 46.680368
TTD 7.866836
TWD 34.089437
TZS 3024.404171
UAH 48.516301
UGX 4151.932919
USD 1.158775
UYU 46.880534
UZS 14808.327359
VES 135.536162
VND 30313.563711
VUV 138.631072
WST 3.198375
XAF 656.110087
XAG 0.030535
XAU 0.000348
XCD 3.131648
XDR 0.813218
XOF 656.104423
XPF 119.331742
YER 279.670413
ZAR 20.676492
ZMK 10430.367221
ZMW 27.08832
ZWL 373.125197
  • CMSC

    0.0900

    22.314

    +0.4%

  • CMSD

    0.0250

    22.285

    +0.11%

  • RBGPF

    0.0000

    69.04

    0%

  • SCS

    0.0400

    10.74

    +0.37%

  • RELX

    0.0300

    53

    +0.06%

  • RIO

    -0.1400

    59.33

    -0.24%

  • GSK

    0.1300

    41.45

    +0.31%

  • NGG

    0.2700

    71.48

    +0.38%

  • BP

    0.1750

    30.4

    +0.58%

  • BTI

    0.7150

    48.215

    +1.48%

  • BCC

    0.7900

    91.02

    +0.87%

  • JRI

    0.0200

    13.13

    +0.15%

  • VOD

    0.0100

    9.85

    +0.1%

  • BCE

    -0.0600

    22.445

    -0.27%

  • RYCEF

    0.1000

    12

    +0.83%

  • AZN

    -0.1200

    73.71

    -0.16%

James, Lakers claw out victory over Knicks, Suns rise again
James, Lakers claw out victory over Knicks, Suns rise again

James, Lakers claw out victory over Knicks, Suns rise again

LeBron James returned from a five-game injury absence with a triple-double on Saturday fueling the Los Angeles Lakers' thrilling 122-115 come-from-behind overtime triumph over the New York Knicks.

Text size:

James, who had been sidelined by swelling in his left knee, scored 29 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and handed out 10 assists as the Lakers authored their biggest comeback of the season after trailing by as many as 21 in the first half and by 15 at the interval.

"Feels good to be out there with my teammates, trying to put guys in position both offensively and defensively and giving what I've got," James said.

"It was a great win for us," added James, who watched the Lakers go 1-4 while he was out.

It was a sweet one, too, for a team that heard boos from Lakers fans rain down on Russell Westbrook after he clanked a shot off the rim in the first half amid the team's struggles.

Center Anthony Davis scored 28 points and pulled down 17 rebounds and rising star Malik Monk was instrumental in the second-half turnaround with 25 of his 29 points coming after halftime.

"That third quarter was electrifying. He got hot," James said of Monk's 18-point outburst in the period. "We needed that."

The Lakers took their first lead of the contest late in the third and went into the fourth with an 87-84 lead.

They pushed the advantage to as many as nine points, but RJ Barrett's three-pointer with 8.1 seconds left knotted the score at 111-111 and James missed a three-pointer at the buzzer to send it to overtime.

The Lakers dominated the extra session, James setting a tone with a thundering dunk after a steal by Talen Horton-Tucker for a 113-111 edge.

Julius Randle's two baskets accounted for all four of the Knicks' points in overtime.

Barrett led the Knicks with a career-high 36 points. Former Laker Randle scored 32 points with 16 rebounds and seven assists, but the Knicks fell to 12th in the East, outside the post-season play-in berths.

At ninth in the West, the Lakers are in play-in position and hoping they can improve to grab direct entry into the playoffs.

"It's all about taking accountability for your own actions," James said of what the erratic Lakers must do to improve. "If you want change, you've got to look at yourself in the mirror and demand more out of yourself."

In other games, the league-leading Phoenix Suns bounced back from Thursday's defeat in Atlanta that ended their 11-game winning streak with a 95-80 victory over the Wizards in Washington.

Deandre Ayton scored 20 points and pulled down 16 rebounds and Chris Paul scored 14 points and handed out nine assists for the Suns, who improved to 42-10 and moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the Golden State Warriors for best record in the league.

Phoenix led by 27 points at halftime, allowing the Wizards just 11 points in the second quarter and 32 in the first half.

- Morant magic -

Ja Morant was the star of the Memphis Grizzlies' 135-115 blowout over the Magic in Orlando.

Morant scored 22 points in the first half and sat out the fourth quarter with the Grizzlies well on their way to a fifth victory in six games.

Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 21 points and Steven Adams contributed 12 points and 11 rebounds for Memphis, who out-scored the Magic 68-34 in the paint.

Morant handed out seven assists, and his many highlights included a third-quarter behind-the-back pass to Ziaire Williams, who found De'Anthony Melton for a dunk that put the Grizzlies up by 31.

It was another lopsided result in Charlotte, where Miami Heat forward Jimmy Butler scored 27 points and center Bam Adebayo added 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 104-86 victory over the Hornets.

Adebayo also handed out three assists, came up with three steals and blocked two shots and the Heat produced a 35-8 scoring run in the third quarter to rally from a 51-46 halftime deficit.

A.Ferraro--NZN