⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 13-5 off them
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the second 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 1:07 · LAL 63-57 NY
- Steal
Cam Reddish stole it from Josh Hart
Q4 0:07 · LAL 109-114 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 1:10 · LAL 80-90 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
RJ Barrett lost ball turnover
Q4 3:40 · LAL 97-103 NY
- Turnover
Josh Hart lost ball turnover
Q4 0:07 · LAL 109-114 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
