⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 9 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 0:00 · NY 29-29 LAL
- Ties it
Jalen Brunson hit a 7-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 0:24 · NY 114-114 LAL
- Ties it
Immanuel Quickley hit a 4-foot two point shot, Quentin Grimes with the assist
OT 4:22 · NY 116-116 LAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
OT 2:12 · NY 118-123 LAL
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
OT 1:27 · NY 118-123 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- Lead
LeBron James hit a layup, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 4:45 · NY 114-116 LAL
- Lead
Anthony Davis hit a layup, Russell Westbrook with the assist
OT 3:57 · NY 116-118 LAL
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a three jumper, LeBron James with the assist
OT 3:14 · NY 118-121 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LeBron James misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:18 · NY 108-111 LAL
- Turnover
Anthony Davis turnover
Q4 0:04 · NY 114-114 LAL
- Turnover
LeBron James out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:42 · NY 118-125 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
