⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 8:53 · NY 13-4 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:30 · NY 88-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:30 · NY 88-82 LAL
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NY 90-85 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 10:33 · NY 51-43 LAL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes offensive foul (Jeremy Lin draws the foul)
Q4 0:41 · NY 90-82 LAL
- Turnover
Matt Barnes turnover
Q4 0:41 · NY 90-82 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
