⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six- Could not get to the line, 30 free throws to their 40
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 8:59 · NO 36-29 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Wesley missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:47 · NO 91-95 NY
- Missed FT
Steve Smith missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:00 · NO 96-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 11:08 · NO 3-10 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 3:54 · NO 91-95 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 6:15 · NO 11-16 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 13 | Blocks | 4 |
