⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 19-8 off them
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 took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 7:34 · LAL 11-6 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 4:25 · LAL 49-42 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:24 · LAL 65-61 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 1:25 · LAL 89-91 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 3:23 · LAL 94-93 NY
- Turnover
Talen Horton-Tucker lost ball turnover
OT 1:00 · LAL 98-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q3 3:51 · LAL 73-78 NY
- Lead
Derrick Rose hit a 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:37 · LAL 89-91 NY
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 26-foot three jumper, RJ Barrett with the assist
OT 1:11 · LAL 98-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock lost ball turnover
Q4 3:21 · LAL 84-89 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:13 · LAL 89-91 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
OT 0:38 · LAL 98-99 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
