⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-1Q128-28
+3Q228-23
-7Q322-28
+6Q434-27
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 14-5 off them
Key battles
9Steals1
5Turnovers15
14Points off turnovers5
31%Three-point accuracy58%
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 5 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
