He has mostly delivered when called upon. Monk has scored 20 or more points in 17 games this season, and L.A. has gone 9-8 when that’s happened. “He’s flammable,” Vogel said. “He can really catch fire.” James said Monk possesses something that the Lakers lack. “He brings a knockout punch that — to be completely honest with you — we haven’t had on our roster since I got here,” he said. “Someone that can literally, if he makes one, it can be two, three, four, five in a row.”