Up next for Lakers: Tuesday vs. New York

Lakers tonight VS. NEW YORK When: 7:30.Where: Staples Center.On the air: TV: FS West, Prime; Radio: 710, 1330.Records: Lakers 10-3, Knicks 3-10.Record vs. Knicks (2008-09): 2-0.Update: Kobe Bryant scored 61 points and broke a 25-year-old record when the Lakers played the Knicks last February in New York. Bryant set the record for most points in a game at Madison Square Garden, which was held by former Knicks forward Bernard King. The Knicks are again pliant on defense, allowing 107.9 points a game, second-worst in the league this season.-- Mike Bresnahan