New York Knicks Preview: Keys To Defeating Los Angeles Lakers

The New York Knicks will continue their five-game road trip on Sunday, December 11. What are the keys to defeating the Los Angeles Lakers?

The New York Knicks began their five-game road trip in a positive manner with a 103-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings. It wasn’t the prettiest performance of the season, but the Knicks gutted one out to improve to 13-10.

In the second of five consecutive games away from Madison Square Garden, the Knicks will place the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center.

The Knicks enter Los Angeles at 13-10 overall and 4-6 on the road, while Los Angeles is 10-15 overall and 6-6 at home. The Lakers are on a five-game losing streak, but Luke Walton has his team fighting and flourishing.

For anyone who thinks Los Angeles is a team to overlook, it’s already defeated the Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, and Oklahoma City Thunder.

New York has won three consecutive road games. It overcame the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-104, Miami Heat 114-103, and Sacramento Kings 103-100 to shake its road woes and snap its four-game losing streak away from Madison Square Garden.

The question is: what must the New York Knicks do to maintain the momentum improve to four games above .500?