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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 28 | 24 | 16 | 28 | 96 |
 Knicks | 26 | 29 | 26 | 30 | 111 |
LALTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 35-8043.8% | 12-3633.3% | 14-1877.8% | 33 | 22 | 24 |
| NYK | 42-8947.2% | 5-2718.5% | 22-2781.5% | 47 | 18 | 15 |
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 Knicks111| 39 | 34 | 13-23 | 2-6 | 6-7 | +11 | +4.7 | ||||||||
| 33 | 7 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +18 | −7.0 | |||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −1.3 | |||||
| 30 | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +7 | +6.5 | ||||||||
| 27 | 20 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +27 | +3.6 | |||||||
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| 20 | 14 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | −10 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | +10 | +9.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.7 | |||||
| 15 | 5 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.3 | |||
| 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.5 | ||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +0.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.5 | ||
| Team | 111 | 42-8947.2% | 5-2718.5% | 47 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 22-2781.5% | 15 | 14 | 9 | |||
Bench 32 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Theo Pinson and Jared Harper (coach’s decision).
Los Angeles Lakers96| 37 | 21 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | |||||
| 30 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-9 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −5.3 | |||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | −6 | +0.3 | ||||||||
| 27 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | −5 | −6.9 | |||||||
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| 22 | 10 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.1 | ||||
| 15 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +0.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 14 | 8 | 2-8 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.9 | |||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.0 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 | |||
| Team | 96 | 35-8043.8% | 12-3633.3% | 33 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 14-1877.8% | 4 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 29 points on 10 for 30 shooting
Knicks111Lakers96ClickTap 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.
Julius Randle had 34 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers 111-96.
Reggie Bullock Jr.’s corner 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 9:48 left in the third quarter.
Elfrid Payton scored 20 points (18 in the paint) on 9 for 12 shooting, and Taj Gibson added 8 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench.
For the Lakers, Dennis Schröder had 21 points (9 in the second quarter) and 6 assists.
The Knicks grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Lakers’ 4. The Lakers turned it over 25 times, about 8 more than usual for this many possessions. The Knicks’ starters outscored the Lakers 68-40 in 24 minutes together.
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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
89 points from the field on 89 shots: 6.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-31 | 64.5% | 64% |
| In the paint | 7-14 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-17 | 58.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-8 | 12.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 4-19 | 21.1% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markieff Morris | 32 | 10 | 4-10 | 0 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 10 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Wesley Matthews | 8 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 16 | 6-7 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder | 35 | 4 | 2-3 | −5 |
| Kyle Kuzma | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Andre Drummond | 4 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 7 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Caruso | 15 | 6 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Dennis Schröder | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 3 | 2 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Montrezl Harrell | 3 | 6 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 38 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Morris 2' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Schroder 6 AST)
Q4 5:14
13.3%
91→77
Morris 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
Q2 2:01
12.0%
53→41
Payton 3' Driving Layup (18 PTS)
Q4 5:04
11.2%
77→88
Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
Q3 7:34
10.9%
77→66
Morris 1' Layup (15 PTS)
Q3 6:59
10.4%
73→62
