⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:14 · UTAH 21-12 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Milt Palacio Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 3:38 · UTAH 54-62 NY
- Turnover
Milt Palacio Bad Pass. Stolen by Quentin Richardson.
Q4 1:06 · UTAH 60-67 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 10:11 · UTAH 40-48 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trevor Ariza missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 4:18 · UTAH 54-61 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:47 · UTAH 60-68 NY
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 29% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
