Los Angeles Lakers @ New York Knicks
38-16, 19-9 Away
107
38-16, 19-9 Away
20-34, 14-15 Home
91
20-34, 14-15 Home
Shot Chart
- Mark Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Allan Houston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Dunk. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Othella Harrington missed Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Felton Spencer missed Layup.
- Othella Harrington made Layup.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Charlie Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
- Othella Harrington missed Hook Shot.
- Allan Houston made Jumper. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Othella Harrington missed Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Kurt Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Allan Houston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon.
- Mark Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Mark Jackson missed Jumper.
- Kurt Thomas made Two Point Shot.
- Mark Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Layup.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper.
- Allan Houston made Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson.
- Latrell Sprewell made Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Allan Houston made Jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Mark Jackson made Two Point Shot.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup. Blocked by Robert Horry.
- Kurt Thomas made Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Allan Houston made Three Point Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell made Two Point Shot.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Layup.
- Charlie Ward missed Three Point Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
- Allan Houston made Jumper.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston made Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper.
- Charlie Ward missed Jumper.
- Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson missed Three Point Jumper.
- Allan Houston made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
- Charlie Ward made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
- Allan Houston missed Jumper. Blocked by Devean George.
- Kurt Thomas missed Jumper.
- Shandon Anderson made Tip Shot.
- Allan Houston missed Three Point Jumper.
- Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot.
- Kurt Thomas made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Allan Houston.
- Lavor Postell missed Jumper.
- Lavor Postell missed Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed Jumper.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Rick Fox made Two Point Shot.
- Lindsey Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Lindsey Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot.
- Rick Fox made Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Robert Horry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Mark Madsen missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Layup. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Slam Dunk. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Brian Shaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Brian Shaw missed Layup.
- Mark Madsen made Tip Shot.
- Kobe Bryant made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Rick Fox made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Brian Shaw.
- Brian Shaw missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher missed Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Two Point Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
- Lindsey Hunter missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Kobe Bryant missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Hook Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. Assisted by Rick Fox.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Lindsey Hunter missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed Tip Shot.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Layup.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Robert Horry.
- Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Rick Fox missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Jumper.
- Robert Horry missed Three Point Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Tip Shot.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Layup. Blocked by Kurt Thomas.
- Robert Horry made Jumper.
- Stanislav Medvedenko missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
- Devean George missed Three Point Jumper.
- Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Brian Shaw missed Three Point Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal.
- Devean George made Layup. Assisted by Kobe Bryant.
- Devean George missed Jumper.
- Kobe Bryant missed Jumper.
- Derek Fisher made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Madsen.
- Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot.
- Robert Horry made Jumper. Assisted by Derek Fisher.
- Kobe Bryant made Jumper.
LAKERS
KNICKS
| TIME | PLAY | LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | Start of the 1st Quarter. | 0 | 0 | |
| 12:00 | | Jumpball. Shaquille O'Neal vs. Kurt Thomas. Rick Fox gains possession. | 0 | 0 |
| 11:43 | | Robert Horry made Jumper. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 2 | 0 |
| 11:27 | | Mark Jackson made Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston. | 2 | 2 |
| 11:07 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Layup. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:52 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Jumper. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:51 | | Robert Horry Defensive Rebound. | 4 | 2 |
| 10:32 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper. | 6 | 2 |
| 10:19 | | Allan Houston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Mark Jackson. | 6 | 5 |
| 10:00 | | Robert Horry missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 |
| 9:59 | | Allan Houston Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 |
| 9:44 | | Kurt Thomas missed Jumper. | 6 | 5 |
| 9:42 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Rebound. | 6 | 5 |
| 9:40 | | Clarence Weatherspoon made Dunk. Assisted by Kurt Thomas. | 6 | 7 |
| 9:27 | | Rick Fox missed Jumper. | 6 | 7 |
| 9:24 | | Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 6 | 7 |
| 9:22 | | Kurt Thomas Lost Ball | 6 | 7 |
| 9:04 | | Kurt Thomas Personal Foul | 6 | 7 |
| 8:56 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:41 | | Allan Houston missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:38 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:25 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Jumper. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:23 | | Allan Houston Defensive Rebound. | 8 | 7 |
| 8:18 | | Rick Fox Personal Foul | 8 | 7 |
| 8:11 | | Latrell Sprewell made Jumper. | 8 | 9 |
| 7:56 | | Robert Horry made Layup. Assisted by Shaquille O'Neal. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:46 | | New York Full Timeout. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:32 | | Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 10 | 9 |
| 7:22 | | Kobe Bryant made Jumper. Assisted by Rick Fox. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | Lindsey Hunter Shooting Foul | 12 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | Mark Jackson missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | New York Offensive Rebound. | 12 | 9 |
| 7:11 | | Mark Jackson made Free Throw 2 of 2. | 12 | 10 |
| 7:01 | | Shaquille O'Neal Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas. | 12 | 10 |
| 6:57 | | Mark Jackson Lost Ball. Stolen by Rick Fox. | 12 | 10 |
| 6:51 | | Rick Fox made Two Point Shot. | 14 | 10 |
| 6:36 | | Latrell Sprewell Bad Pass. Stolen by Kobe Bryant. | 14 | 10 |
| 6:32 | | Kobe Bryant Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell. | 14 | 10 |
| 6:29 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Layup. | 14 | 10 |
| 6:28 | | Rick Fox Defensive Rebound. | 14 | 10 |
| 6:20 | | Lindsey Hunter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 17 | 10 |
| 6:08 | | New York 20 Second Timeou. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:50 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:49 | | New York Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:49 | | 24 second | 17 | 10 |
| 5:35 | | Lindsey Hunter missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:33 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:14 | | Latrell Sprewell missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:12 | | Clarence Weatherspoon Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 10 |
| 5:09 | | Mark Jackson made Layup. Assisted by Clarence Weatherspoon. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:44 | | Kobe Bryant missed Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:43 | | Shaquille O'Neal Offensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:38 | | Robert Horry missed Three Point Jumper. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:36 | | Kurt Thomas Defensive Rebound. | 17 | 12 |
| 4:27 | | Clarence Weatherspoon made Layup. Assisted by Allan Houston. | 17 | 14 |
| 4:03 | | Robert Horry made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter. | 20 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Allan Houston Offensive Foul | 20 | 14 |
| 3:46 | | Allan Houston Foul | 20 | 14 |
| 3:26 | | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 22 | 14 |
| 3:13 | | Clarence Weatherspoon missed Layup. | 22 | 14 |
| 3:12 | | Lindsey Hunter Defensive Rebound. | 22 | 14 |
| 3:03 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Lindsey Hunter. | 24 | 14 |
| 2:40 | | Allan Houston missed Jumper. | 24 | 14 |
| 2:38 | | Kurt Thomas Offensive Rebound. | 24 | 14 |
| 2:37 | | Kurt Thomas made Jumper. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:37 | | Shaquille O'Neal Illegal Defense | 24 | 16 |
| 2:37 | | Los Angeles Full Timeout. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:37 | | Derek Fisher enters the game for Lindsey Hunter. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:37 | | Felton Spencer enters the game for Clarence Weatherspoon. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:37 | | Charlie Ward enters the game for Mark Jackson. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:20 | | Shaquille O'Neal missed Hook Shot. | 24 | 16 |
| 2:16 | | Rick Fox Offensive Rebound. | 26 | 16 |
| 2:16 | | Rick Fox made Tip Shot. | 26 | 16 |
| 2:01 | | Rick Fox Personal Foul | 26 | 16 |
| 2:01 | | Devean George enters the game for Rick Fox. | 26 | 16 |
| 1:59 | | Kurt Thomas missed Jumper. | 26 | 16 |
| 1:57 | | Shaquille O'Neal Defensive Rebound. | 26 | 16 |
| 1:45 | | Robert Horry Offensive Foul | 26 | 16 |
| 1:45 | | Robert Horry Foul | 26 | 16 |
| 1:31 | | Charlie Ward made Two Point Shot. | 26 | 18 |
| 1:20 | | Felton Spencer Personal Foul | 26 | 18 |
| 1:14 | | Shaquille O'Neal made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Kobe Bryant. | 28 | 18 |
| 1:00 | | Shaquille O'Neal Personal Foul | 28 | 18 |
| 1:00 | | Stanislav Medvedenko enters the game for Shaquille O'Neal. | 28 | 18 |
| 57.1 | | Devean George Shooting Foul | 28 | 18 |
| 57.1 | | Felton Spencer missed Free Throw 1 of 2. | 28 | 18 |
| 57.1 | | New York Offensive Rebound. | 28 | 18 |
| 57.1 | | Othella Harrington enters the game for Kurt Thomas. | 28 | 18 |
| 57.1 | | Felton Spencer missed Free Throw 2 of 2. | 28 | 18 |
| 56.3 | | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 28 | 18 |
| 38.4 | | Kobe Bryant made Two Point Shot. | 30 | 18 |
| 17.1 | | Othella Harrington missed Jumper. | 30 | 18 |
| 15.5 | | New York Offensive Rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 13.9 | | Allan Houston missed Jumper. | 30 | 18 |
| 11.7 | | Devean George Defensive Rebound. | 30 | 18 |
| 0.0 | | Kobe Bryant made Jumper. | 32 | 18 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter. | 32 | 18 | |
Regular Season Series
LAL lead 1-0
Game Information
Madison Square Garden
5:00 PM, 24 February 2002
New York, NY
Attendance: 19,763
- Referees:
- Bernie Fryer
- Ron Olesiak
- Bill Kennedy
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
| Phoenix | 18 | 13 | .581 | 2 | W3 |
| Golden State | 16 | 16 | .500 | 4.5 | L1 |
| LA Clippers | 9 | 21 | .300 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Sacramento | 8 | 23 | .258 | 12 | W1 |
2025-26 Atlantic Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 22 | 9 | .710 | - | W2 |
| Boston | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2.5 | W4 |
| Toronto | 19 | 14 | .576 | 4 | W1 |
| Philadelphia | 16 | 14 | .533 | 5.5 | L3 |
| Brooklyn | 10 | 19 | .345 | 11 | W3 |
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