⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
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
- Steal
Dwight Howard stole it from Marcus Camby
Q4 1:24 · LAL 96-91 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant misses technical free throw
Q3 0:02 · LAL 77-78 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:54 · LAL 92-90 NY
- Missed FT
Jodie Meeks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · LAL 99-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 11:07 · LAL 53-61 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:58 · LAL 94-90 NY
- Turnover
Marcus Camby bad pass
Q4 1:24 · LAL 96-91 NY
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:12 · LAL 99-94 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
