⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of fourteen from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 23
- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 37
- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a tip shot
Q4 1:23 · NY 103-103 DAL
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 4:20 · NY 107-107 DAL
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a layup
OT 3:12 · NY 109-109 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury offensive foul (Devin Harris draws the foul)
Q4 2:16 · NY 101-99 DAL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury turnover
Q4 2:16 · NY 101-99 DAL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury traveling
Q4 1:45 · NY 101-101 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 10:41 · NY 88-85 DAL
- Lead
Jason Terry hit a driving layup
Q4 0:37 · NY 103-105 DAL
- Ties it
Dirk Nowitzki hit a 23-foot three jumper
OT 1:47 · NY 112-112 DAL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Harris lost ball
OT 2:54 · NY 110-109 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 28 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
