⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 35 from three- Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Lakers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 0:50 · NY 86-89 LAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q4 7:06 · NY 96-105 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:29 · NY 62-61 LAL
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 1 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
