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Five takeaways from the Lakers' 113-109 loss to the Knicks

Tuesday night’s game had some high-profile attendees — something that tends to happen when at Madison Square Garden.

There was, of course, the regular crowd — Spike Lee, Odell Beckham Jr., musicians, other New York Giants and some models. But the Lakers brought their top brass too. General manager Rob Pelinka, president of basketball operations Magic Johnson and controlling owner Jeanie Buss all attended the game.

The Lakers lost, 113-109, in overtime. But it wasn’t the kind of loss that should be all that troubling. Here are five takeaways from Tuesday night’s game.

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