⏱️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, 3 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of nine from three
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the third quarter
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 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:18 · NY 60-59 WSH
- Lead
Antonio McDyess made Two Point Shot. Assisted by Charlie Ward.
Q4 0:38 · NY 84-82 WSH
- Winner
Allan Houston made 22 ft Jumper.
Q4 0:18 · NY 86-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · NY 86-84 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 9:51 · NY 43-54 WSH
- Go-ahead
Brevin Knight made 17 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:23 · NY 77-78 WSH
- Ties it
Etan Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:32 · NY 84-84 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Brevin Knight Bad Pass. Stolen by Charlie Ward.
Q4 0:43 · NY 82-82 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Offensive Foul
Q4 0:15 · NY 86-84 WSH
- Turnover
Larry Hughes Foul
Q4 0:15 · NY 86-84 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 2 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
