In an NBA regular season game today, the Lakers defeated the Knicks 113-109 in overtime.

Technical Statistics:

Brunson 39 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists; O.G. Anunoby 21 points and 4 rebounds; Hart 18 points and 10 rebounds; Towns 12 points and 13 rebounds; Shamet 5 points.

Doncic 32 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists; James 31 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists; Vincent 12 points; Knecht 11 points and 4 rebounds; Hayes had 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

The Lakers have won 8 in a row, and this win is really not easy, and they have been pressed by the Knicks.

In the fourth section, the situation changed abruptly.

The Lakers allowed the Knicks to score just 15 points in the fourth quarter, holding opponents to 35.7 percent shooting and 20 percent in overtime.

By what? Defend.

It wasn't until just over a minute left in the final quarter that the Lakers regained the advantage of the game by relying on James's three-point tie and Vincent's three-point overtake.

In this game, Rivers Jr. returned from injury, but the player who contributed to the Lakers was Vincent.

That's right, it's the player who was scolded by Lakers fans before.

On the defensive end, he's tearing Brunson, on the offensive end, hitting three-pointers, it's too crucial.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in nearly five years that the Lakers have won eight consecutive games, and the last time they won eight consecutive games was from December 29, 2019 to January 12, 2020, when they finally won the championship.

According to the NBA's official statistics, the Lakers' offensive and defensive efficiency performance during the eight-game winning streak was 105.7 in the league, first, and 116.1 in offensive efficiency, 15th in the league.

With the win, James moved his career total to 1,002, officially surpassing Tim Duncan to move into third all-time.

The second all-time is Parrish with 1,014 and the all-time first is Abdul-Jabbar's 1,074.

And the Lakers' next game will face the defending champions, the Celtics.

It's going to be an uphill battle.