{"id":542,"date":"2024-11-14T09:05:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=542"},"modified":"2024-11-14T09:05:45","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T09:05:45","slug":"lebron-james-praises-lakers-rookie-following-win-vs-grizzlies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=542","title":{"rendered":"LeBron James Praises Lakers Rookie Following Win vs. Grizzlies.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0didn&#8217;t let a little adversity ruin their perfect home record to begin the 2024-25\u00a0NBA\u00a0season. Despite entering the fourth quarter with a five-point deficit, the Lakers managed to fight hard to a 128-123 victory over the\u00a0Memphis Grizzlies\u00a0on Wednesday to improve to 6-0 at crypto.com Arena this year.<\/p>\n<p>Once again,\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0was the star of the show. The 39-year-old ageless wonder continued to rack up achievements as he became the\u00a0oldest player in NBA history to record three consecutive triple-doubles\u00a0after tallying 35 points, 14 assists, and 12 rebounds in 37 minutes of action.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-7c182486a35141f3b55fa65776cec300\" data-google-query-id=\"CMKOidC524kDFUSG6QUdOlQFog\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_2\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"3\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>While no one would blame James for relishing in the feat, the four-time NBA MVP didn&#8217;t want to hog the spotlight in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How did you summon the opportunity and power to finish off this game?&#8221; the Lakers superstar was asked following his team&#8217;s latest victory,\u00a0per Vol Report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We leaned on Dalton Knecht, that&#8217;s what we did,&#8221; James responded to the reporter. &#8220;(Anthony Davis) got in foul trouble and our first-round pick had a hot streak. It looked like he was back at Tennessee, so we leaned on him.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-1f7496bf7fd84c7da2b10a12b56093c6\" data-google-query-id=\"CKix04G724kDFTuH6QUdvq4ibw\" data-ad-size=\"720x90\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_6\" width=\"720\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"7\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=devplat&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1856941895953379534&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnba%2Flos-angeles-lakers%2Flebron-james-praises-lakers-rookie-dalton-knecht-following-win-vs-grizzlies&amp;sessionId=747875524831adfbc742468fef1733a94a3ac98b&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1856941895953379534\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>As the Lakers blew an early 15-point lead, Davis struggled with foul troubles throughout the game, recording five by the fourth quarter. With Los Angeles&#8217; starting center off his game for the night, Knecht stepped up in his place.<\/p>\n<p>The former Tennessee Volunteer had his best NBA performances to date, scoring a season-high 19 points while shooting 7-of-8 from the floor (87.5 percent) \u2014 including a perfect 5-of-5 from the three-point line.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-b4c2006e083c45eda11ef320a2ae20f2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKmx04G724kDFTuH6QUdvq4ibw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After the first-year pro&#8217;s impressive showcase, Lakers head coach JJ Redick went as far as labeling the 23-year-old as the &#8220;catalyst&#8221; for the team&#8217;s seventh win of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I thought (Knecht) was the catalyst for our comeback,&#8221; Redick said in his post-game scrum,\u00a0per LoJo Media. &#8220;Just the energy. For whatever reason we were having trouble getting stops and had some turnovers, didn&#8217;t execute. We kind of lost our life a little bit. Those back-to-back (three-pointers) were huge.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-fe11b66f3e7140c293d03cbfd7638f04\" data-google-query-id=\"CKqx04G724kDFTuH6QUdvq4ibw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_8__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_8\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_8\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"9\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.jpg 620w, https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/usatsi_24518474.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEwMzc2ODg3MjI1MDM0MzE4\/usatsi_24518474.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers guards Bronny James (9), Dalton Knecht (4) and Jalen Hood-Schifino (0).\" width=\"5749\" height=\"4046\" data-src=\"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/usatsi_24518474.jpg\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>\n<p class=\"tml-image--caption\">Los Angeles Lakers guards Bronny James (9), Dalton Knecht (4) and Jalen Hood-Schifino (0).<\/p>\n<p class=\"tml-image--attribution\">Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Selected 17th overall in June, Knecht has been one of the Lakers&#8217; more promising rookies in recent memory. The Fargo, North Dakota native was one of college basketball&#8217;s best sharpshooters last season and the hope was that he could eventually have similar success with Redick \u2014 a former NBA three-point specialist \u2014 as his head coach.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\" data-zone-count=\"5\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-53598bc4998044d083c0e4ad2a13ab0c\" data-google-query-id=\"CKux04G724kDFTuH6QUdvq4ibw\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_9__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_9\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers_9\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"a\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Even though Wednesday was only his third time tallying a double-digit point total this season, Knecht&#8217;s outing gave a huge boost to his averages. He&#8217;s now averaging 7.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists while shooting 44.6 percent from the floor and 37.2 percent from deep.<\/p>\n<p>Time will reveal if Knecht&#8217;s heroics are the beginning of a hot streak. He&#8217;ll have the chance to pick up from where he left off when the Lakers visit the\u00a0San Antonio Spurs\u00a0on Friday night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0didn&#8217;t let a little adversity ruin their perfect home record to begin the 2024-25\u00a0NBA\u00a0season. 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