⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
+9Q125-18
-5Q218-25
-4Q327-32
-3Q423-25
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 24-13 off them
Key battles
20%Three-point accuracy36%
24Points off turnovers13
10Turnovers16
42%Shooting from the field49%
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
