⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 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, 28 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 28
- Made three threes to their eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 10:49 · WSH 65-49 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 2:42 · WSH 92-84 NY
- Turnover
Jerry Stackhouse Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 2:20 · WSH 92-84 NY
- Turnover
Christian Laettner Bad Pass
Q4 2:04 · WSH 92-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 4:13 · WSH 92-88 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Jordan.
Q4 1:50 · WSH 92-86 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
