⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+11Q130-19
-5Q221-24
-11Q311-23
+14Q427-16
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, one of 23 from three- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their eleven
Key battles
14%Three-point accuracy4%
11Offensive rebounds20
5Steals10
17Assists10
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 4% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 17 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
