⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 23 from three
- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their 21
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:47 · NY 19-15 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:55 · NY 105-113 LAL
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari lost ball
Q4 0:30 · NY 105-113 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:11 · NY 25-33 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 0:44 · NY 85-89 LAL
- Steal
Shannon Brown stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 0:30 · NY 105-113 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 12 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
