⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 33- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 25, and were outscored 29-18 off them
- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- Made five threes to their twelve
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 took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:59 · NY 17-10 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 0:35 · NY 34-28 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 5:04 · NY 100-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Reggie Bullock flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:37 · NY 100-87 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 7:35 · NY 38-41 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 7:03 · NY 92-87 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:22 · NY 48-48 LAL
- Missed FT
Ben McLemore misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q4 3:37 · NY 100-88 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
