⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-5Q120-25
+1Q217-15
-5Q320-23
0Q420-19
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 34
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their thirteen, and outscored them 18-9 off them
Key battles
7Steals2
9Points off turnovers18
13Turnovers20
33%Three-point accuracy25%
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
