⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better 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, fifteen of 34 from three
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 11:17 · NY 10-0 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 2:41 · NY 36-15 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q2 9:10 · NY 51-27 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q3 3:44 · NY 75-72 LAL
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:35 · NY 105-100 LAL
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · NY 106-100 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q1 0:44 · NY 36-23 LAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 2:46 · NY 61-51 LAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:16 · NY 63-60 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:44 · NY 75-72 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
