New York
Knicks
109
–
113
FINAL
Los Angeles
Lakers
Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 27 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 109 |
| LAL | 31 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 113 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
LeBron James
LAL
31
PTS
12
REB
8
AST
+4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending38.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite54.1
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 43.9Impact: 0.8
31 pointsDouble-Doubleheld opponents to 38.1% FGonly 20 pts allowed on 66.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Luka Dončić
LAL
32
PTS
7
REB
12
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-23 (39.1%)
3PT4-12
FT10-12
TS%56.6%
eFG%47.8%
STL4
TOV5
ORTG117
DRTG99
NET+19
32 pointsDouble-Double4-12 from 34 steals6 deflections9 contested shots+16 plus/minusheld opponents to 39.1% FGonly 29 pts allowed on 71.3 possessions
Box Score
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 5:52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Cameron Payne | 10:16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jalen Brunson | 41:11 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13-26 | 50% | 1-7 | 14% | 12-13 | 92% | -8 |
| Josh Hart | 43:53 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 4-7 | 57% | -6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 42:16 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3-13 | 23% | 1-6 | 17% | 5-7 | 71% | -1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Miles McBride | 21:01 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 13:03 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| OG Anunoby | 44:27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7-18 | 39% | 4-11 | 36% | 2-3 | 67% | -13 |
| Mikal Bridges | 43:01 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 46 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 21 | 37-94 | 39% | 10-43 | 23% | 25-32 | 78% | — |
Precious Achiuwa —
Anton Watson —
Delon Wright —
| LAL | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Knecht | 20:33 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| LeBron James | 43:53 | 31 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-23 | 48% | 2-8 | 25% | 7-8 | 88% | +4 |
| Trey Jemison III | 13:25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Austin Reaves | 31:59 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-13 | 15% | 1-7 | 14% | 3-4 | 75% | -7 |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 16:45 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Gabe Vincent | 23:50 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jaxson Hayes | 33:29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 37:51 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Luka Dončić | 43:15 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9-23 | 39% | 4-12 | 33% | 10-12 | 83% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 49 | 12 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 28 | 38-89 | 43% | 14-42 | 33% | 23-28 | 82% | — |
Bronny James —
Alex Len —
Shake Milton —
Cam Reddish —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NYK37/94 (39%)
Paint
21/40 (53%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
10/43 (23%)
ATB3 22%RA 59%Paint 29%Corner 3 27%Mid 75%
LAL38/89 (43%)
Paint
23/43 (53%)
Mid
5/12 (42%)
3PT
14/42 (33%)
RA 59%ATB3 23%Paint 33%Corner 3 64%Mid 33%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Luka Dončić
defended OG Anunoby
11.3 min • 15 pts • 36%
Best Defender
Gabe Vincent
held Jalen Brunson
5.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Luka Dončić
vs Karl-Anthony Towns
2.3 min • 10 pts • 33%
| LAL Defense | Cameron Payne | Jalen Brunson | Josh Hart | Karl-Anthony Towns | Mikal Bridges | Miles McBride | Mitchell Robinson | OG Anunoby |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Dončić | — | — | — | 2.3m 10pts 33% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | 11.3m 15pts 36% |
| LeBron James | — | — | 9.6m 14pts 46% | 1.7m 4pts 14% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 7.1m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Jaxson Hayes | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 7.6m 6pts 67% | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| Austin Reaves | — | 3.1m 5pts 33% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Gabe Vincent | — | 5.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Dalton Knecht | — | 2.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Trey Jemison III | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 67% | — |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.3m 2pts 25% | 2.7m 3pts 100% | 3.7m 14pts 63% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = LAL leads, negative = NYK leads
LAL Largest Lead
9
Q1 4:33
NYK Largest Lead
13
Q2 9:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 8-0 run
Q2 2:03 – Q2 3:14
-1 → -6