⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 28-12 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 5:09 · NY 20-17 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 4:39 · NY 76-65 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q4 10:07 · NY 92-71 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Antonio Davis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:27 · NY 58-59 WSH
- Technical
Maurice Taylor double technical foul
Q4 5:41 · NY 100-77 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:41 · NY 20-25 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gilbert Arenas misses technical free throw
Q3 9:37 · NY 56-55 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
