{"id":128092,"date":"2024-11-20T16:46:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128092"},"modified":"2024-11-20T16:46:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T09:46:49","slug":"lakers-dalton-knecht-scores-37-ties-rookie-record-with-9-3s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=128092","title":{"rendered":"Lakers&#8217; Dalton Knecht scores 37, ties rookie record with 9 3s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/mcmenamin_dave.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Nov 20, 2024, 03:11 AM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN.\n<\/li>\n<li>Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>LOS ANGELES &#8212; After <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"2876e98b-b9bc-2920-4319-46e6943f8be4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/lal\/los-angeles-lakers\">Lakers<\/a> guard <a data-player-guid=\"11d78ed1-9289-39e6-9718-53544707277d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4897943\/dalton-knecht\">Dalton Knecht<\/a> tied an NBA rookie record with nine 3-pointers en route to 37 points in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/boxscore\/_\/gameId\/401703395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">124-118 win<\/a> over the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"77cea2fb-1388-b7c8-d171-2e72b3aecbfb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/team\/_\/name\/utah\/utah-jazz\">Utah Jazz<\/a> on Tuesday, <a data-player-guid=\"1f6592b3-ff53-d321-8dc5-6038d48c1786\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/1966\/lebron-james\">LeBron James<\/a> wanted to clarify just how Knecht landed in L.A.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t so much the Lakers&#8217; superb scouting department that identified the 6-foot-6, 215-pound wing after an All-American senior season at the University of Tennessee as the ideal prospect to select with the No. 17 pick.<\/p>\n<p>It was all the other teams who passed on him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They didn&#8217;t &#8216;find&#8217; DK,&#8221; James (26 points, 12 assists) said. &#8220;The other 16 teams f&#8212;ed it up. Did anybody watch him? S&#8212;. They just didn&#8217;t f&#8212; it up. You don&#8217;t &#8216;find&#8217; a SEC player of the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>And the Jazz couldn&#8217;t find any effective defense to stall Knecht, who exploded for 21 points in the final 3:29 of the third quarter to double the Lakers&#8217; lead from 11 to 22 heading into the fourth.<\/p>\n<p>Knecht hit four straight 3s &#8212; the first three coming off assists from <a data-player-guid=\"155978bc-3f36-925f-c5b2-b0f15c5a2a13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/3136776\/dangelo-russell\">D&#8217;Angelo Russell<\/a> &#8212; and with each make, the Crypto.com Arena crowd got louder and louder.<\/p>\n<p>With seemingly everyone in the building anticipating his next attempt, Knecht got Utah&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"3f3f299c-bb1d-3893-80a8-0e0a52981ee0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4895758\/cody-williams\">Cody Williams<\/a> to bite on a move and foul him beyond the 3-point line, earning three free throws. He made all three.<\/p>\n<p>To cap the flurry, he hit another 3 &#8212; again off a pass from Russell &#8212; with 26.3 seconds left in the third, to finish 6-for-6 for the quarter.<\/p>\n<p>He finished going 12-for-16 from the field, including 9-for-12 from 3, with five rebounds and a steal.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not concerned at all with Dalton in terms of meeting the moment,&#8221; said Lakers coach JJ Redick, who hit nine 3s in a game just once in 940 career games &#8212; Knecht did it in his 14th as a pro. &#8220;He&#8217;s fearless. &#8230; It&#8217;s a real weapon for our group beyond just the score. It&#8217;s a weapon that energizes us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Knecht, who tied <a data-player-guid=\"56541eba-510f-3521-b5a5-1b19bf92be56\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4433627\/keyonte-george\">Keyonte George<\/a> (Feb. 15, 2024), Yogi Ferrell (Feb. 3, 2017) and Rodrigue Beaubois (March 27, 2010) for the most 3s in a game for a rookie, mimicked a famous gesture made by Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA Finals &#8212; nine years before he was even born &#8212; to soak in his success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a data-player-guid=\"40c1bcf6-675b-f217-f97c-1d628073f927\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066648\/rui-hachimura\">Rui [Hachimura<\/a>] was talking to me about I need to get a 3-point celebration,&#8221; Knecht said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what to do. So, I just gave the shrug.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Knecht became the fourth Lakers player in team history to hit at least nine 3s, joining Russell, James (who did it twice) and Kobe Bryant (who did it four times).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1120%2Fr1417278_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=570&amp;format=jpg, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1120%2Fr1417278_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=1140&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 376px)\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1120%2Fr1417278_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=375, https:\/\/a2.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=%2Fphoto%2F2024%2F1120%2Fr1417278_1296x729_16%2D9.jpg&amp;w=750&amp;cquality=40&amp;format=jpg 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 375px)\"><img class=\" lazyload lazyload\" data-image-container=\".inline-photo\" height=\"320\" width=\"570\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"photoCaption\">&#8220;Rui [Hachimura] was talking to me about I need to get a 3-point celebration,&#8221; Dalton Knecht said. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t know what to do. So, I just gave the shrug.&#8221;\u00a0<cite>Gary A. Vasquez\/Imagn Images<\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Lakers extended their winning streak to six games and improved to 2-0 in NBA Cup group play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We just urge him to shoot the basketball,&#8221; <a data-player-guid=\"dcf63163-4dbf-c59d-1920-3ecc2f8bd5fb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/6583\/anthony-davis\">Anthony Davis<\/a> (26 points, 14 rebounds) said of Knecht. &#8220;He can do more than just shoot. But he&#8217;s really good at shooting the basketball. We get mad at him when he don&#8217;t shoot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since going into the starting lineup three games ago for Hachimura, who is dealing with an ankle injury, Knecht is averaging 26 points on 63.6% from the field and 61.5% from 3.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know he&#8217;s capable of doing that,&#8221; <a data-player-guid=\"8a9d9e1c-6174-0009-4883-3b4e16b492d0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/4066457\/austin-reaves\">Austin Reaves<\/a> said. &#8220;And honestly, I expect him to do it multiple more times this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/42499882\/lakers-dalton-knecht-ties-rookie-record-9-three-pointers-win-vs-jazz\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 03:11 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. 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