⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 44
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:34 · NY 11-2 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 2:48 · NY 37-23 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 10:48 · NY 49-30 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 113-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:19 · NY 106-99 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 13 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
