⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 43 from three
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
- Ties it
LeBron James hit a 29-foot three jumper, Jaxson Hayes with the assist
Q4 1:51 · LAL 96-96 NY
- Lead
Gabe Vincent hit a 22-foot three shot, LeBron James with the assist
Q4 1:21 · LAL 99-96 NY
- Lead
Luka Doncic hit a 14-foot two point shot
OT 4:17 · LAL 101-99 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul
Q2 6:26 · LAL 38-42 NY
- Turnover
Jaxson Hayes bad pass
Q4 2:21 · LAL 93-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:57 · LAL 32-38 NY
- Ties it
Jalen Brunson hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:46 · LAL 99-99 NY
- Ties it
Jalen Brunson hit a free throw 2 of 2
OT 1:24 · LAL 107-107 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart traveling
Q4 4:38 · LAL 87-91 NY
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges bad pass
Q4 1:16 · LAL 99-96 NY
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:10 · LAL 111-109 NY
📊The numbers
| LAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
