Kristaps Porziņģis had 37 points (8 during a 10-0 run in the first quarter) and 11 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-109 in overtime.
Kyle Kuzma made a 3-pointer on a pass from Brandon Ingram with 24 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 99 for the Lakers, but the Knicks outscored them 14-10 in overtime.
Michael Beasley’s driving layup with 1:24 left in overtime made it 109-103, and Porziņģis’ 2 free throws with 0.6 seconds left in overtime put it away at 113-109.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Lakers 23-16. Porziņģis scored 8 of the Knicks’ 23 on 3 for 8 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Frank Ntilikina had 4 of his 5 assists off the bench, 1 of them on a basket by Kyle O'Quinn that tied the game and 1 on a basket by Beasley that put the Knicks ahead. With 3:37 left in overtime, Beasley stole the ball from Ingram, and Doug McDermott’s layup off it put the Knicks ahead 103-101.
For the Lakers, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 3 steals.
The Knicks shot 47.5% from the field and 40.9% from 3 to the Lakers’ 41.2% and 37.1%. The Lakers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 5 more than usual for the shots the Knicks missed. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Lakers 55-42 in 20 minutes together.