⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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 Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 54 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 47
- Made four threes to their thirteen
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 11:23 · NY 10-3 PHX
- Lead
Jamal Crawford hit a 21-foot jumper
OT 2:31 · NY 112-110 PHX
- Ties it
Nate Robinson hit a layup, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 1:31 · NY 116-116 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 3:53 · NY 120-120 PHX
- Turnover
David Lee traveling
3OT 3:42 · NY 133-135 PHX
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball
3OT 0:14 · NY 140-137 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a three jumper, Eddie House with the assist
OT 2:53 · NY 110-110 PHX
- Go-ahead
Eddie House hit a 26-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 2:24 · NY 112-113 PHX
- Lead
Steve Nash hit a 24-foot three jumper
2OT 3:39 · NY 120-123 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddie House bad pass
OT 4:22 · NY 105-104 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 1:35 · NY 114-116 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash traveling
2OT 1:08 · NY 127-131 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 79 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 39 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
