⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-3Q124-32
+5Q225-19
-15Q318-29
-7Q416-24
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 47 free throws to their six- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 21
Key battles
6Free throws made37
4Steals14
5Fast break points1
26%Three-point accuracy38%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kurt Thomas Technical Foul
Q3 10:08 · NY 51-51 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 37 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
