⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-2Q119-20
0Q221-20
-3Q321-24
+4Q419-16
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 28-18 off them
Key battles
6Steals15
13Offensive rebounds7
64Rebounds40
6Blocks3
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
