⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 10:37 · NY 26-27 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 4:50 · NY 44-40 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 1:59 · NY 73-61 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot Clock Violation
Q4 2:33 · NY 88-80 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
