Lakers' Dalton Knecht ties NBA rookie record for 3-pointers in a game
Dalton Knecht could only shrug when he buried his fourth consecutive 3-pointer and sent the Los Angeles Lakers’ entire arena into a frenzy
By GREG BEACHAM
Published - Nov 20, 2024, 09:53 AM ET
Last Updated - Dec 16, 2024, 05:17 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Dalton Knecht could only shrug when he buried his fourth consecutive 3-pointer and sent the Los Angeles Lakers ' entire arena into a frenzy.
That was a very specific shrug by the Lakers rookie, however — the one made famous by Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA Finals after a legendary 3-point flurry.
“Rui (Hachimura) was talking to me about (how) I need to get a 3-point celebration,” Knecht said. “I didn't know what to do, so I just gave the shrug.”
A shrug is also the increasingly accurate response to the question many NBA fans are asking after Knecht's 37-point barrage Tuesday night: Just how did Knecht fall to the Lakers with the 17th pick in last summer's draft?
