Lakers hold off Knicks for wire-to-wire win

Luke Doncic scored 35 points as the Los Angeles Lakers weathered some shaky moments in the fourth quarter, along with LeBron James sitting out, and recorded a wire-to-wire 110-97 victory over the visiting New York Knicks on Sunday.

James sat out with a bruised left elbow he sustained in Thursday's loss to the Denver Nuggets when he absorbed contact from Nikola Jokic. The Lakers also said the 41-year-old missed the game due to left foot arthritis.

Combined with missing Friday's win over the Pacers...