⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 38- Made six threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 31 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
- Lead
Derek Fisher hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:14 · LAL 108-107 NY
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 18-foot jumper
Q4 1:38 · LAL 111-109 NY
- Winner
Trevor Ariza hit a two point shot, Lamar Odom with the assist
Q4 1:02 · LAL 113-112 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza turnover
Q4 3:12 · LAL 107-105 NY
- Turnover
Andrew Bynum bad pass
Q4 2:32 · LAL 107-107 NY
- Missed FT
Derek Fisher misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · LAL 115-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 4:24 · LAL 18-25 NY
- Ties it
David Lee hit a 19-foot jumper, Al Harrington with the assist
Q4 2:57 · LAL 107-107 NY
- Go-ahead
Nate Robinson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Wilson Chandler with the assist
Q4 1:17 · LAL 111-112 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 4:24 · LAL 105-103 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson lost ball
Q4 2:18 · LAL 107-107 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 28 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
