⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Grizzlies stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Grizzlies won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, seventeen free throws to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:56 · NY 52-47 MEM
- Ties it
Howard Eisley made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Latrell Sprewell.
Q4 2:47 · NY 83-83 MEM
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · NY 85-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · NY 84-85 MEM
- Turnover
Allan Houston Offensive Foul
Q4 0:35 · NY 85-85 MEM
- Turnover
Allan Houston Foul
Q4 0:35 · NY 85-85 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 9:12 · NY 72-75 MEM
- Lead
Stromile Swift made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Wesley Person.
Q4 1:32 · NY 83-85 MEM
- Winner
Jason Williams made 17 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 0:01 · NY 85-87 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
