⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
-2Q122-26
-7Q225-32
-3Q326-29
+6Q429-21
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32
Key battles
8Blocks2
9Fast break points3
8Steals3
7Offensive rebounds14
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
