⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their one- Could not get to the line, 24 free throws to their 49
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 cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 9:30 · NY 75-97 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 8:52 · NY 4-15 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 7:13 · NY 28-44 SA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 26
Q2 1:00 · NY 35-61 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 1 | Threes made | 9 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 35 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 1 |
