⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of seventeen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 0:01 · WSH 38-29 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:57 · WSH 63-51 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Courtney Alexander Lost Ball. Stolen by Allan Houston.
Q4 2:26 · WSH 107-100 NY
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Bad Pass. Stolen by Allan Houston.
Q4 1:39 · WSH 109-103 NY
- Missed FT
Chris Whitney missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:30 · WSH 111-107 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q2 3:56 · WSH 52-47 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:43 · WSH 75-71 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Lost Ball
Q4 0:21 · WSH 112-107 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 59% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
