⏱️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 first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 6:46 · NY 16-13 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q2 3:29 · NY 47-46 LAL
- Lead
Michael Beasley hit a 17-foot jumper
OT 4:47 · NY 101-99 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Doug McDermott out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:42 · NY 111-107 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 10:23 · NY 58-59 LAL
- Ties it
Kyle Kuzma hit a 25-foot three jumper, Brandon Ingram with the assist
Q4 0:24 · NY 99-99 LAL
- Ties it
Kyle Kuzma hit a hook shot, Brandon Ingram with the assist
OT 2:54 · NY 103-103 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:21 · NY 99-94 LAL
- Missed FT
Lonzo Ball misses free throw 1 of 3
OT 4:33 · NY 101-99 LAL
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
OT 3:37 · NY 101-101 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 6 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 16 |
| 16 | Blocks | 19 |
