⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23- They shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 7:03 · LAL 18-9 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q4 6:20 · LAL 110-104 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 2:51 · LAL 120-108 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kobe Bryant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:33 · LAL 60-65 NY
- Turnover
Kwame Brown offensive foul (Quentin Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 3:32 · LAL 110-106 NY
- Turnover
Kwame Brown turnover
Q4 3:32 · LAL 110-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:35 · LAL 99-102 NY
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 1:53 · LAL 112-108 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 30 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 13 | Blocks | 3 |
