⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+4Q131-24
-10Q219-28
+6Q320-15
+5Q429-24
▼ NO better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
Key battles
4Blocks1
4Steals8
11Offensive rebounds17
16Free throws made24
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
