⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-2Q122-26
+1Q221-21
-4Q324-28
+5Q415-14
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 23- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 39
Key battles
11Offensive rebounds5
32Free throws made22
4Blocks2
15Points off turnovers21
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
