⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Stockton Lost Ball. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 2:25 · UTAH 73-79 NY
- Missed FT
Karl Malone missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 79-81 NY
- Turnover
Bryon Russell Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 0:10 · UTAH 79-83 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q1 2:00 · UTAH 18-27 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas 3 second
Q4 4:58 · UTAH 72-71 NY
- Turnover
Clarence Weatherspoon 3 second
Q4 4:24 · UTAH 72-71 NY
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Bad Pass
Q4 3:44 · UTAH 72-73 NY
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 35 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
