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Preview: Knicks Face Kobe Bryant for Final Time

Game Info:

New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Staples Center (10:30 p.m.)

TV: MSG, Radio: ESPN NY 98.7

Knicks Report:

The Southern California swing continues tonight as the Knicks return to Staples Center looking for a season sweep of the Lakers in their 34th and final meeting with Kobe Bryant.

Kurt Rambis praised his team's effort after New York erased a 15-point deficit before falling in Friday night's 101-94 loss to the Clippers. Carmelo Anthony and Robin Lopez scored 20 points apiece -- Lopez also added a season-high 19 rebounds -- and Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 of his 23 in the second half to set up an exciting back-and-forth down the stretch, but Chris Paul's playmaking (24 points, 15 assists) was too much to overcome for the shorthanded Knicks.