After a slow start to the season, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has really started to come on strong in recent games.
Saturday night’s win over the New Orleans Pelicans was the best performance of Knecht’s season as he scored a career-high 27 points on 10-of-17 shooting and 2-of-4 from deep to go along with seven rebounds, two assists and two steals.
When the Lakers were struggling and lacking energy, Knecht had a big stretch with 11 points in the third quarter to almost single-handedly bring his team back.
While some people may be surprised about how good Knecht has been for L.