⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
0Q130-30
-11Q219-29
-4Q322-25
-2Q424-26
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 26 from three- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 30
- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 32
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 23-12 off them
Key battles
13Steals2
27%Three-point accuracy54%
9Turnovers20
36Rebounds65
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 54% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
