⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:51 · NY 91-87 SA
- Lead
Latrell Sprewell made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:16 · NY 92-91 SA
- Winner
Allan Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · NY 95-94 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Clarence Weatherspoon Double Technical Foul. Kevin Willis gains possession.
Q3 2:16 · NY 67-64 SA
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:16 · NY 93-91 SA
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · NY 93-91 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 8:42 · NY 3-15 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 11:08 · NY 47-50 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:37 · NY 76-80 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:59 · NY 88-87 SA
- Technical
David Robinson Technical Foul
Q4 1:16 · NY 92-91 SA
- Turnover
Tim Duncan Lost Ball. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 0:16 · NY 93-91 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
