⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+6Q125-17
-1Q230-30
+5Q330-25
-1Q420-20
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their two- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 24 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
Key battles
14Threes made2
58%Three-point accuracy22%
11Free throws made22
3Blocks7
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 2 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
