⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- Lead
Etan Thomas made Layup. Assisted by Jarvis Hayes.
OT 3:23 · WSH 91-89 NY
- Lead
Jared Jeffries made 12 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 2:42 · WSH 94-92 NY
- Lead
Juan Dixon made 3 ft Two Point Shot.
OT 0:36 · WSH 98-96 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Etan Thomas Technical Foul
Q2 11:44 · WSH 29-19 NY
- Turnover
Juan Dixon Lost Ball. Stolen by DerMarr Johnson.
Q4 4:33 · WSH 84-81 NY
- Turnover
Juan Dixon Bad Pass. Stolen by Moochie Norris.
OT 1:50 · WSH 94-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Tim Thomas made Layup.
OT 3:43 · WSH 89-89 NY
- Ties it
Frank Williams made Layup.
OT 2:09 · WSH 94-94 NY
- Lead
Mike Sweetney made Layup.
OT 1:38 · WSH 94-96 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Frank Williams Bad Pass. Stolen by Jarvis Hayes.
Q4 3:18 · WSH 87-83 NY
- Turnover
Moochie Norris 3 second
OT 4:20 · WSH 89-87 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 3 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
