⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+14Q133-19
0Q214-14
-1Q320-21
-5Q424-27
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of twenty from three- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
7Offensive rebounds17
5Steals10
45%Three-point accuracy33%
44%Shooting from the field33%
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 12 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
