⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:25 · LAL 66-68 NY
- Go-ahead
Louis Williams hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:41 · LAL 87-86 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Larry Nance Jr. misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:31 · LAL 79-76 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:58 · LAL 37-52 NY
- Go-ahead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 21-foot two point shot
Q4 0:54 · LAL 85-86 NY
- Winner
Jose Calderon hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:00 · LAL 87-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Robin Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:29 · LAL 87-87 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
