⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their fourteen- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
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 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:37 · NY 42-34 POR
- Go-ahead
Latrell Sprewell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
Q4 0:18 · NY 89-88 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:50 · NY 77-83 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 8:27 · NY 55-67 POR
- Winner
Bonzi Wells made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NY 89-90 POR
- Ties it
Bonzi Wells made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NY 89-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Lost Ball
Q4 3:47 · NY 77-84 POR
- Turnover
Rasheed Wallace Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 3:02 · NY 79-84 POR
- Turnover
Scottie Pippen Bad Pass. Stolen by Howard Eisley.
Q4 0:23 · NY 86-88 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
