⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-4Q119-24
-12Q226-36
-14Q322-37
+27Q442-17
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 27 points better 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, 30 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
Key battles
8Free throws made21
2Blocks6
5Fast break points2
15Steals9
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
