⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 1:02 · NY 53-50 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 3:56 · NY 72-59 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:16 · NY 91-85 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:41 · NY 32-31 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Baron Davis Technical Foul
Q4 7:09 · NY 78-71 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
