LOS ANGELES — The At the very least, Julius Randle was able to prevail over LeBron James on this particular evening.

In the duel of power forwards that took place on Monday, Randle was victorious against the ageless wonder. Randle scored a hard-fought 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, and the Knicks emerged victorious over the Lakers with a 114-109 victory at Crypto.com Arena.

James responded with 25 points in 39 minutes, missing 13 of his 23 shots, as Los Angeles’ attempt to make a comeback was unsuccessful in front of a large number of former players and celebrities, most notably Stephon Marbury and Ron Artest. James is the oldest active player in the National Basketball Association.

As was only fitting, the triumph for New York was cemented when James missed a three-point shot with forty seconds remaining, which resulted in Randle’s breakaway jam on the other end of the court.

As a result of the victory, the Knicks (15-11) were able to complete a good road trip, during which they went 2-2 while competing in a short tour of the Western Conference.

They were able to avenge their huge loss that occurred two nights before in the same venue, despite the fact that

A 15-2 run at the end of the third quarter helped the Knicks take control of the game. Jalen Brunson contributed 29 points for the Knicks in 37 minutes of play.

In the final four minutes of the game, the Lakers were able to trim their deficit to four points on multiple occasions; however, they were unable to prevent Randle or Brunson from gaining control of important possessions.

Following some concerns regarding the availability of their most talented players, the Los Angeles Lakers (15-12) were able to play at their full capacity. All three of the players who were listed on the injury report and started for Los Angeles were LeBron James, Anthony Davis (29 points, 14 rebounds), and D’Angelo Russell (nine points).

Through his career, James has a record of 41-17 against the Knicks.Randle, who played 43 minutes, has always brought an extra dose of motivation and vigor into his matches against the Lakers, the team that selected him and then released him in free agency four years later.

At the beginning of the evening, he had a scoring average of more than 25 in 12 games played versus the Lakers.

After that, he came out swinging on Monday night, scoring ten points in the first quarter while continuously attacking the rim of the court.

Coincidentally, the Lakers required the cap space in order to pursue James, which is one of the reasons why they did not re-sign Randle in 2018.To LA’s benefit, that worked out.

Just not on the evening of Monday.

There is still a lot of confusion surrounding Tom Thibodeau’s center rotation because he does not have Mitchell Robinson, whose ankle that was surgically repaired will not be reevaluated for another seven to nine weeks.

The following Monday, Jericho Sims made his return to action, but he injured his ankle on the first tip.

After just three minutes of play, he continued to play despite committing two rapid fouls and eventually was taken out of the game permanently with a sprained ankle.It was the second consecutive game in which Sims’ initial shift lasted for fewer than four minutes, and his availability moving forward is now in question as a result of this.

Even though Taj Gibson was playing well as the backup, Tom Thibodeau still had to turn to him for six minutes. Isaiah Hartenstein had 17 rebounds in 39 minutes of play when he was on the court.

Despite the fact that Gibson had been absent from the league for the past week, this was the first significant time of the season for him.

As long as the 38-year-old player was on the court, the Knicks were defeated by a score of eight points.

During the second quarter, the Knicks were able to maintain a lead of up to 12 points because to Randle’s aggressive play.

Despite this, the bench was unable to maintain their lead, and the Lakers went into halftime with a 58-57 advantage. This was due to a 19-6 run that the Lakers had at the end of the half.