โฑ๏ธHow it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
โฒ NY better than we expected
โผ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
โ๏ธWhat decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
Key battles
๐Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.

Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 8:02 ยท NY 78-65 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Thomas Technical Foul
Q3 9:41 ยท NY 51-39 PHI

76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 11:00 ยท NY 68-65 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Glenn Robinson missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 9:41 ยท NY 51-39 PHI
๐The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |









