⏱️How 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 fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- They went cold, three of sixteen from three
- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, 22 free throws to their 37
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 23
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 2:28 · NY 26-19 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q3 3:19 · NY 79-63 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 8 down to 5 up
Q3 10:53 · NY 48-53 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 7:41 · NY 79-72 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 33% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
