⏱️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
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 59
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 4:50 · UTAH 23-16 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:31 · UTAH 86-88 NY
- Ties it
John Stockton made Layup. Assisted by Karl Malone.
OT 3:48 · UTAH 90-90 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tony Massenburg Technical Foul
Q2 5:18 · UTAH 40-39 NY
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:51 · UTAH 84-88 NY
- Turnover
John Stockton Bad Pass
OT 2:49 · UTAH 90-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Winner
Kurt Thomas made 18 ft Jumper. Assisted by Allan Houston.
OT 2:30 · UTAH 90-92 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 4:09 · UTAH 88-90 NY
- Missed FT
Clarence Weatherspoon missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
OT 4:09 · UTAH 88-90 NY
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
