⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+2Q124-23
+1Q220-20
-12Q314-26
+6Q427-23
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty
Key battles
2Steals6
50%Three-point accuracy33%
2Blocks4
14Free throws made19
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
