⏱️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
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 0:28 · NY 31-21 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 9:48 · NY 90-78 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Bad Pass. Stolen by Michael Jordan.
Q4 2:38 · NY 95-88 WSH
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:45 · NY 95-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:05 · NY 96-94 WSH

Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 1:19 · NY 56-53 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q4 4:11 · NY 95-89 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:08 · NY 95-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · NY 95-89 WSH
- Missed FT
Juan Dixon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:33 · NY 95-89 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |








