⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 38- A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 6 down to 10 up
Q3 7:47 · NY 45-35 NO
- Winner
Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:26 · NY 62-61 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Offensive Foul
Q4 2:36 · NY 61-58 NO
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Foul
Q4 2:36 · NY 61-58 NO
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 0:50 · NY 61-61 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q4 5:07 · NY 59-56 NO
- Ties it
Courtney Alexander made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Jamal Mashburn.
Q4 2:18 · NY 61-61 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Mashburn Bad Pass. Stolen by Howard Eisley.
OT 3:00 · NY 67-65 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
