⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eighteen
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 1:08 · NY 23-21 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:18 · NY 72-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:00 · NY 77-79 WSH
- Turnover
Othella Harrington Bad Pass. Stolen by Jerry Stackhouse.
Q4 0:03 · NY 82-87 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 10:10 · NY 65-73 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Christian Laettner Technical Foul
Q3 7:35 · NY 47-49 WSH
- Turnover
Michael Jordan Bad Pass. Stolen by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 1:19 · NY 77-81 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
