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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lakers | 32 | 27 | 32 | 37 | 128 |
 Knicks | 32 | 22 | 35 | 23 | 112 |
LALTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 47-8158.0% | 19-4047.5% | 15-1883.3% | 37 | 26 | 15 |
| NYK | 44-9546.3% | 10-2835.7% | 14-1973.7% | 44 | 33 | 14 |
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Los Angeles Lakers128| 38 | 21 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | +13 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 37 | 33 | 14-26 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +5.3 | |||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −1.2 | |||||
| 29 | 27 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +10.8 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −0.6 | |||||||
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| 32 | 15 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.6 | |||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.3 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 128 | 47-8158.0% | 19-4047.5% | 37 | 26 | 15 | 22 | 15-1883.3% | 3 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Shake Milton (coach’s decision).
New York Knicks112| 40 | 17 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −11.7 | ||||||
| 38 | 26, Season high (his best before, 23) | 11-16 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | −20 | +15.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 11 | 3-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −9.4 | ||||||
| 33 | 16 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | −9 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 17 | 13 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +4.9 | ||||||
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| 29 | 15 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | −5 | +6.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 12 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −6 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 9 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.0 | |||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −0.7 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.9 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.0 | ||
| Team | 112 | 44-9546.3% | 10-2835.7% | 44 | 33 | 14 | 16 | 14-1973.7% | 16 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 29 points on 11 for 28 shooting
Lakers128Knicks112ClickTap 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.
Austin Reaves scored 27 points (13 in the third quarter), and the Los Angeles Lakers went on a 13-4 run in the third quarter to beat the New York Knicks 128-112.
It was tied at 68 when Reaves’ step-back 3-pointer put the Lakers ahead for good with 7:57 left in the third quarter. He scored 10 points as they pulled away to an 81-72 lead with 4:45 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 18 in the fourth quarter.
LeBron James had 33 points (18 in the paint), 11 rebounds and 12 assists, his 10th triple-double of the season, and Rui Hachimura added 21 points on 8 for 12 shooting. The Lakers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Knicks, Josh Hart had a season-high 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists on 11 for 16 shooting, his 13th career triple-double. Precious Achiuwa had 15 points and a season-high 15 rebounds off the bench. The Knicks had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Lakers shot 58.0% from the field and 47.5% from 3 to the Knicks’ 46.3% and 35.7%. The Lakers outscored the Knicks 30-18 in 10 minutes with James, Finney-Smith, Hachimura, Reaves and Christie on the floor together.
Los Angeles LakersNew York KnicksPS, 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).
113 points from the field on 81 shots: 21.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-26 | 80.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 5-8 | 62.5% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 2-7 | 28.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-28 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OG Anunoby | 22 | 10 | 5-7 | +2 |
| Josh Hart | 21 | 9 | 4-9 | +2 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 13 | 8 | 3-6 | +4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 7 | 8 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 10 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 26 | 6 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Jalen Brunson | 12 | 6 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 8 | 13 | 5-7 | +11 |
| Miles McBride | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 61 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Hart | 22 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 15 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 10 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 9 | 3-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
McBride 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
Q2 10:36
11.1%
47→58
Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Brunson 6 AST)
Q3 4:30
11.0%
21→32
Vincent 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finney-Smith 1 AST)
Q3 1:33
10.9%
40→30
Bridges 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Hart 11 AST)
Q4 7:21
9.7%
11→21
Reaves 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q3 6:45
9.6%
43→34
