⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+14Q128-13
+1Q224-24
-14Q311-24
+9Q428-18
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fourteen from three- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 39
Key battles
64%Three-point accuracy20%
10Free throws made29
9Threes made4
46%Shooting from the field33%
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
