⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 26 from three- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 35
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 28-16 off them
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 22
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 2:31 · NY 38-28 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:13 · NY 92-94 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 3:14 · NY 122-123 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Allonzo Trier flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:57 · NY 96-98 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:08 · NY 47-45 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alex Caruso misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:00 · NY 116-122 LAL
- Turnover
Johnathan Williams lost ball turnover
Q4 1:14 · NY 118-123 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
