⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 4:43 · LAL 81-77 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 2:19 · LAL 108-110 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Austin Reaves lost ball turnover
Q4 4:14 · LAL 98-106 NY
- Missed FT
Anthony Davis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:08 · LAL 98-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 0:45 · LAL 27-35 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q2 3:10 · LAL 47-50 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 2:48 · LAL 100-108 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 2:48 · LAL 100-108 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
