⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-2Q118-21
-5Q219-27
-5Q325-30
+2Q421-21
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 21 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36
Key battles
8Points off turnovers18
9Free throws made16
7Offensive rebounds12
38Rebounds52
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
