⏱️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 first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 24 from three- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 21-7 off them
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
- Ties it
Maurice Taylor made layup. Assisted by Trevor Ariza.
Q4 1:47 · NY 105-105 WSH
- Winner
Maurice Taylor made Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:47 · NY 106-105 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q4 1:47 · NY 113-105 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- Lead
Etan Thomas made slam dunk. Assisted by Jared Jeffries.
Q4 2:30 · NY 103-105 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Etan Thomas missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:27 · NY 100-102 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
