⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 19-10 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 38 fast break points to 20
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 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 10:26 · LAL 36-44 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 4:54 · LAL 50-54 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 4:36 · LAL 88-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:28 · LAL 109-112 NY
- Turnover
5 second violation
Q4 1:40 · LAL 109-114 NY
- Turnover
Lonzo Ball bad pass
Q4 0:47 · LAL 112-116 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 8:28 · LAL 5-22 NY
- Steal
Mario Hezonja stole it from Lonzo Ball
Q4 0:47 · LAL 112-116 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mario Hezonja out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:29 · LAL 109-114 NY
- Missed FT
Mario Hezonja misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · LAL 112-118 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 20 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 38 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
