⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 28- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 59
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q1 0:35 · NY 22-32 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:00 · NY 42-43 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 4:24 · NY 55-57 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · NY 72-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:16 · NY 72-77 WSH
- Turnover
Channing Frye Bad Pass
Q4 4:07 · NY 72-79 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:45 · NY 5-12 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q1 3:36 · NY 11-29 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:53 · NY 67-75 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jared Jeffries Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 7:18 · NY 7-14 WSH
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 5:13 · NY 70-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Michael Ruffin missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:56 · NY 72-80 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 2 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 29 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 11 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
