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Unfortunately, Anunoby missed his fourth consecutive game due to elbow inflammation, and the Lakers cut the Knicks’ winning run to nine.

“You’ve always gotta trust the medical (staff) and trust the player,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau told SNY’s Ian Begley before to the Knicks’ 113-105 loss at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, February 3. “So when he’s healthy enough, and he feels comfortable and he can trust his body, he’ll be out there.”

Anunoby hasn’t played since the Knicks defeated the Miami Heat on January 27. In his first 14 games for the Knicks, Anunoby averaged 15.6 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists, and 1.8 steals.

The Knicks went 12-2 with Anunoby in the lineup. They will have three days between Saturday’s loss and their next game against the Grizzlies on Tuesday, February 6, which will be Anunoby’s next opportunity to return.

The Knicks’ offense stalled in the fourth quarter, with the Lakers keeping them scoreless for more over 7 minutes.

“We were up six at the start of the fourth quarter,” Thibodeau told NBA.com. “There was a tremendous turnover, and we gave up three in transition. They gained momentum, and it changed the game right there.”

Thibodeau was referring to the Taurean Prince 3-pointer off a Jaxson Haye steal, which was part of the Lakers’ 9-0 run that gave them an 89-86 lead with 9:57 left.

Austin Reaves and Prince scored 23 of the Lakers’ 33 points in the crucial fourth quarter.

With 7:25 remaining, the Knicks seized their last lead, 96-94, with to Donte DiVincenzo’s sixth 3-pointer. However, the Lakers responded with an 11-0 run, highlighted by LeBron James’ fadeaway jumper, to secure the victory 105-96 with 1:54 remaining. DiVincenzo broke the Knicks scoring drought with a jumper in the last 40 seconds, but the game was already out of reach.

“I think we made good plays throughout the game, but [they’re] just not enough,” Jalen Brunson told SNY.