⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, fifteen 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- Winner
Stephon Marbury made driving layup.
Q4 2:53 · NY 89-87 MIN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q4 2:53 · NY 100-87 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul. Marbury's 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 8:15 · NY 55-47 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Sam Cassell Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 3:40 · NY 85-85 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
