⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 2:27 · LAL 27-21 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:12 · LAL 84-87 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:18 · LAL 96-102 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Robert Horry Double Technical Foul. Othella Harrington gains possession.
Q3 6:00 · LAL 57-64 NY
- Technical
Devean George Double Technical Foul. Kurt Thomas gains possession.
Q4 1:17 · LAL 99-108 NY
- Missed FT
Brian Shaw missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · LAL 106-112 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q4 8:42 · LAL 84-96 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Lost Ball
Q4 1:04 · LAL 101-108 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:20 · LAL 106-112 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:15 · LAL 107-113 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 56% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
