⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 23
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32
Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven, and were outscored 31-12 off them
Key battles
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 1 | Threes made | 4 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |









