⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 25 from three
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 35
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tony Parker Offensive Foul
Q4 1:32 · SA 91-98 NY
- Turnover
Tony Parker Foul
Q4 1:32 · SA 91-98 NY
- Turnover
Emanuel Ginobili Offensive Foul
Q4 0:49 · SA 92-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 7:01 · SA 63-59 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:03 · SA 77-76 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 8:18 · SA 81-86 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Tim Duncan.
Q4 4:18 · SA 84-88 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 4:18 · SA 84-88 NY
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 1:57 · SA 89-95 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
