⏱️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
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 48
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
Louis Williams stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:32 · LAL 104-111 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · LAL 106-113 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 4:07 · LAL 73-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · LAL 104-111 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:52 · LAL 107-113 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAL 109-115 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 11 |
