LOS ANGELES — The surging Los Angeles Lakers lost 112-108 to the New York Knicks on Sunday, and Anthony Davis blamed himself for the halt in momentum as his team squandered a chance to get back to .500 for the first time since opening the season schedule at 0-0. «My play,» Davis said when asked for the reason for the defeat. «I played terrible.
Couldn't find my shot: free throws, layups, everything. The guys did their job. I didn't do my job tonight.» Davis finished with 17 points, 16 rebounds, four assists, two steals and a block, but he missed 10 of his 18 field goal attempts and also missed 4 out of 5 free throw attempts.
In the fourth quarter, when New York outscored Los Angeles 27-22 to pull off the upset with Jalen Brunson sidelined by a left foot injury, Davis was just 1-for-4 from the field in nine minutes. «It's on everybody,» Dennis Schroder said. «When we lose, we lose as a team.
When we win, we win as a team. But, AD, he tries to be great at all times and he has been, 90% of the time, great for us.… So, he can't put it on himself.» Rather than evening out their record, the Lakers fell to 33-35 and out of the play-in tournament picture — at least temporarily — as the Western Conference's No.