LOS ANGELES — Almost 11 months ago to the date, Dalton Knecht was in his worst slump of the season. Tuesday night, after Knecht scored 37 points — the most of his young NBA career — the Lakers rookie again mentioned that message from Reaves as being important to him. "If you watched him in college, you know what he's capable of," Reaves said after the Lakers' 124-118 win against Utah. The Lakers, though, have been looking for a player like Knecht, at least in a role-filling sense. Over the last four games, Knecht's averaging 24.3 points while leading the Lakers with a 9.3 plus-minus rating.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 21, 2024 03:54 UTC