⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 21-11 off them- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 38
- Lost the glass, 16 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 0:00 · NY 68-75 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Malik Rose offensive foul (Ronny Turiaf draws the foul)
Q4 0:31 · NY 90-93 LAL
- Turnover
Malik Rose turnover
Q4 0:31 · NY 90-93 LAL
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NY 90-93 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q2 9:48 · NY 25-43 LAL
- Steal
Jordan Farmar stole it from David Lee
Q4 0:02 · NY 90-93 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lamar Odom offensive foul (Malik Rose draws the foul)
Q4 2:08 · NY 88-91 LAL
- Turnover
Lamar Odom turnover
Q4 2:08 · NY 88-91 LAL
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant turnover
Q4 0:44 · NY 90-93 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 83 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 7 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
