⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
+2Q120-15
-2Q219-19
+1Q317-15
+5Q424-18
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twelve
Key battles
24Free throws made11
18Assists8
5Steals11
9Blocks4
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 2 | Threes made | 2 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
