⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- They went cold, twelve of 42 from three
- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 4:43 · NY 75-77 LAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 30 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
