⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q1 1:31 · LAL 28-34 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 4:45 · LAL 103-95 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 9 | Blocks | 0 |
