Dalton Knecht returned to the bench after a string of starts for Los Angeles.
In a somewhat puzzling move, the Lakers sent their budding rookie back to the bench on Saturday night, promptly losing to a recent Western Conference rival in the Denver Nuggets.
In that span, he averaged 23.8 points on 60% shooting, adding 4.8 rebounds and shooting a blistering 58% from three on over eight attempts per game. He topped out at 37 points against the Jazz, scoring 22-straight from the third to fourth quarter. Against Denver, Knecht didn't quite play to the level he had in his recent stretch. He scored nine points on 3-for-7 shooting, hitting one of his five attempted triples and adding four rebounds.
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