⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
They shot well above their usual, eleven of 27 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 6:26 · LAL 99-95 NY
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:59 · LAL 104-103 NY
- Go-ahead
Kobe Bryant hit a 11-foot running jumper
Q4 0:29 · LAL 106-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Channing Frye draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · LAL 99-97 NY
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 3:49 · LAL 99-97 NY
- Missed FT
Maurice Evans misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · LAL 100-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Eddy Curry hit a 4-foot hook shot, David Lee with the assist
Q4 0:46 · LAL 104-105 NY
- Winner
Eddy Curry hit a slam dunk, Jamal Crawford with the assist
Q4 0:07 · LAL 106-107 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Richardson turnover
Q4 1:45 · LAL 102-103 NY
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury offensive foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul)
Q4 1:07 · LAL 102-103 NY
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury turnover
Q4 1:07 · LAL 102-103 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
