{"id":987,"date":"2026-03-08T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=987"},"modified":"2026-03-08T15:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T15:30:00","slug":"knicks-vs-lakers-prediction-nba-sunday-picks-odds-bets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parkmania.pl\/?p=987","title":{"rendered":"Knicks vs. Lakers prediction: NBA Sunday picks, odds, bets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><i style=\"text-align: justify\"><i style=\"text-align: justify\">Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information.<\/i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">As all Knicks fans expected, Landry Shamet has become a major part of Mike Brown\u2019s rotation in recent months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The veteran sharpshooter has developed into the Knicks\u2019 sixth-man, and he gets a juicy matchup on national television on Sunday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The Knicks will head to Southern California to take on the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b style=\"text-align: justify\">STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST NEWS BY SUBSCRIBING TO MORNING REPORT NEWSLETTER<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves leading the way, the Lakers\u2019 guard rotation gives very little resistance on defense, giving a spark plug guard off the bench like Shamet ample room to fill up the box score.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">In their only other match up this season a little over a month ago, Shamet took advantage of LA\u2019s shaky defense, dropping 23 points in just 26 minutes on 8-of-13 shooting with six three-pointers, which tied his season high.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">It was yet another example of the important role Shamet has played for the Knicks since returning from a sprained right shoulder in mid-January and becoming a bigger part of the team since the calendar turned to February.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Over that period, Shamet is averaging 26.3 minutes per game, which would be his highest over a full season since 2019-20, his second season in the NBA, heading into Friday\u2019s game against the Nuggets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" data-document-id=\"cms\/api\/amp\/image\/AA1XLYM1\" data-reference=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net\/tenant\/amp\/entityid\/AA1XLYM1.jpg\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto\"\/> <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">He\u2019s also the fifth-highest scorer on the Knicks since then, averaging 12.1 points per game on 40.1 percent from deep on 6.3 3-point attempts per game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Shamet\u2019s output has been consistent as well, not having to rely on big scoring nights to keep his average up, scoring double-digit points in 11 of his last 15 games.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  Betting on the NBA?   <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Look for Shamet to keep his mini-breakout up in Los Angeles.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><b style=\"text-align: justify\">The play:<\/b> Landry Shamet to score more than 8.5 points (-120, Fanatics Sportsbook)<\/p>\n<p>  Why Trust New York Post Betting  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Dylan Svoboda is a versatile writer and analyst across many sports. 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