Talen Horton-Tucker made a pull-up 3-pointer on a pass from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope with 21 seconds left in overtime, and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers beat the New York Knicks 101-99 in overtime.
Wesley Matthews tipped in Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s missed 3-pointer with 3.1 seconds left in the fourth quarter to tie it at 91, and the Lakers outscored the Knicks 10-8 in overtime.
The Knicks had the ball down 2, but RJ Barrett missed a 32-foot pull-up 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Lakers outscored the Knicks 19-12. Horton-Tucker scored 8 of the Lakers’ 19 on 2 for 3 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Derrick Rose had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points.
Kyle Kuzma scored 23 points (16 in the second quarter) off the bench. Anthony Davis added 20 points (12 in the paint) but shot 8 for 23. Andre Drummond added 16 points and 18 rebounds, and Horton-Tucker had 13 points and 10 assists off the bench.
For the Knicks, Julius Randle had 31 points and 8 rebounds, and Barrett went 0 for 7 from 3. Rose had a season-high 27 points, 6 assists and 3 steals off the bench.
The Knicks got 5 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Lakers outscored the Knicks 30-20 in 13 minutes with Matthews, Davis, Drummond, Caldwell-Pope and Horton-Tucker on the floor together.