⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
-2Q125-26
+4Q227-22
+13Q325-11
-7Q419-24
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 32 free throws to their eight- Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 37
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 24-13 off them
Key battles
24Free throws made5
13Points off turnovers24
7Blocks3
21Assists12
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
