⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen- 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.
Thunder
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 2:42 · OKC 65-62 NY
- Lead
Brent Barry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:35 · OKC 76-75 NY
- Ties it
Brent Barry made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:35 · OKC 75-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brent Barry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · OKC 80-83 NY
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · OKC 83-86 NY
- Missed FT
Gary Payton missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:03 · OKC 83-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:45 · OKC 27-26 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 0:32 · OKC 42-52 NY
- Winner
Allan Houston made 26 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Howard Eisley.
Q4 2:24 · OKC 76-78 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Othella Harrington Offensive Foul
Q4 3:17 · OKC 74-75 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:20 · OKC 78-80 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · OKC 81-84 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
