⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 3:59 · LAL 47-43 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:18 · LAL 55-45 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 10:59 · LAL 86-70 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 7:28 · LAL 38-43 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 9 |
