⏱️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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 15
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 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:23 · NY 50-45 LAL
- Steal
Tim Hardaway Jr. stole it from Pau Gasol
Q4 2:55 · NY 103-98 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 4:50 · NY 107-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · NY 108-101 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:00 · NY 22-25 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pau Gasol bad pass
Q4 2:55 · NY 103-98 LAL
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:13 · NY 105-98 LAL
- Turnover
Nick Young out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:21 · NY 110-103 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
