It was a good day for the Los Angeles Lakers and rookie guard Dalton Knecht. The Lakers earned a 104-99 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on

By playing in the game, LeBron James made incredible NBA history. The future Hall of Famer has passed John Stockton for fifth on the all-time games played list. Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parish are the only players who remain in front of James.

It’s one of the great mysteries in the NBA, why a team like the Lakers can look so competitive one night and so lost 24 hours later.“Play harder” can be the core of every coaching message, the desire of every player and,