⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 44 points inside to 26- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 41
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 5:43 · LAL 27-19 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 5:24 · LAL 97-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q2 2:46 · LAL 55-43 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q1 1:09 · LAL 30-21 NY
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:46 · LAL 55-43 NY
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:47 · LAL 65-55 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 31% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
