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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 30 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 123 |
 Knicks | 41 | 22 | 31 | 30 | 124 |
LALTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 47-9748.5% | 7-2725.9% | 22-2878.6% | 35 | 26 | 10 |
| NYK | 44-7657.9% | 12-2646.2% | 24-2982.8% | 45 | 24 | 23 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New York Knicks124| 41 | 25 | 10-20 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −1.6 | |||||
| 37 | 19 | 8-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −2.7 | ||||||
| 36 | 17 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 8-8 | −5 | +2.5 | ||||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | −1 | +8.0 | ||||||||
| 33 | 28 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 9-10 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +10.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.2 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.7 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +2 | −1.8 | |||||
| 12 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.1 | ||||
| Team | 124 | 44-7657.9% | 12-2646.2% | 45 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 24-2982.8% | 10 | 4 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 13 shooting
Did not play: Luke Kornet, John Jenkins and Henry Ellenson (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers123| 35 | 33 | 11-26 | 0-6 | 11-13 | 0 | +9 | +5.0 | |||||||
| 33 | 18 | 8-14 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −17 | +0.3 | |||||
| 28 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | −1.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.4 | ||
| 19 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | +1 | +3.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 5-6 | +7 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.8 | ||||
| 25 | 12 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.0 | ||||
| 4 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +0.6 | ||
| Team | 123 | 47-9748.5% | 7-2725.9% | 35 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 22-2878.6% | 15 | 12 | 5 | |||
Bench 43 points on 15 for 33 shooting
Did not play: Mike Muscala, Andre Ingram and Isaac Bonga (coach’s decision).
Knicks124Lakers123ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Emmanuel Mudiay made 2 free throws with 22 seconds left, and the New York Knicks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 124-123 to end an 8-game losing streak.
The Lakers led 122-111 with 3:45 left before the Knicks went on a 13-1 run.
The Lakers had the ball down 1 with 22 seconds left, but Mario Hezonja blocked LeBron James’ 13-foot jumper, lifting the Knicks’ chance to win from 73% to 85%. It would have put the Lakers ahead.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Lakers 6-0. Early in the fourth quarter, Alex Caruso had 2 of his 5 steals in 57 seconds, the first leading to his own driving layup and the second to James’ driving layup.
Mudiay had 28 points and 8 assists on 8 for 11 shooting, and Damyean Dotson added 25 points (13 in the first quarter). Mudiay and DeAndre Jordan set each other up for 8 baskets and 18 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Lakers, James had 33 points and 8 assists. Caruso had 12 points, a career-high 5 steals and 3 blocks off the bench. The Lakers had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Lakers outscored the Knicks 22-6 on the fast break. The Lakers outscored the Knicks 41-25 in 15 minutes with James, Caldwell-Pope, Caruso, Hart and Williams on the floor together. Allonzo Trier fouled out.
New York KnicksLos Angeles LakersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Knicks’ chance bottomed out at 4.2% (4th quarter, 3:14 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
100 points from the field on 76 shots: 19.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-27 | 66.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-7 | 71.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-16 | 56.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-6 | 16.7% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-20 | 55.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rajon Rondo | 27 | 3 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Alex Caruso | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 16 | 5-6 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 67 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 22 | 6 | 3-5 | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 18 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Alex Caruso | 12 | 4 | 1-4 | +1 |
| Rajon Rondo | 11 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 23 | 14 | 6-11 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kuzma | 40 | 5 | 2-3 | −4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| LeBron James | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Josh Hart | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
NYK win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAL
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Dotson 2' Layup (25 PTS) (Mudiay 8 AST)
Q4 0:37
23.7%
14→37
Mudiay Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
Q4 0:22
20.5%
32→53
Mudiay Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Q4 0:22
20.1%
53→73
End of 4th Period (2:40 PM EST)
Q4 0:00
15.1%
85→100
Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (James 7 AST)
Q4 7:24
12.3%
40→27
