⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind 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
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27- Made four threes to their fourteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 8:18 · NY 103-98 OKC
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · NY 113-113 OKC
- Winner
David Lee hit a 20-foot jumper, Stephon Marbury with the assist
Q4 0:21 · NY 115-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:25 · NY 107-103 OKC
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NY 119-116 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- Ties it
Vladimir Radmanovic hit a 25-foot three jumper, Luke Ridnour with the assist
Q4 1:54 · NY 111-111 OKC
- Lead
Vladimir Radmanovic hit a jumper
Q4 1:12 · NY 111-113 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 115-113 OKC
- Missed FT
Luke Ridnour misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 115-113 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
