⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, 23 offensive rebounds to their eight
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 10:03 · MEM 53-60 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · MEM 83-88 NY
- Turnover
Jason Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 1:54 · MEM 84-89 NY
- Missed FT
Pau Gasol missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:02 · MEM 94-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:45 · MEM 22-35 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keith Van Horn missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:31 · MEM 84-88 NY
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Shane Battier.
Q4 1:22 · MEM 87-91 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:22 · MEM 89-93 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
