⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of seventeen from three- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 24-12 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 0:29 · NY 65-60 LAC
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a 5-foot running jumper
Q4 2:47 · NY 78-77 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry lost ball
Q4 4:05 · NY 76-75 LAC
- Turnover
5 second
Q4 0:02 · NY 82-83 LAC
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
Q4 0:00 · NY 82-85 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 7:45 · NY 72-73 LAC
- Winner
Sam Cassell hit a 25-foot three jumper, Elton Brand with the assist
Q4 1:49 · NY 78-80 LAC
- Steal
Shaun Livingston stole it from Channing Frye
Q4 0:00 · NY 82-85 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Sam Cassell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:04 · NY 67-62 LAC
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:56 · NY 74-75 LAC
- Turnover
Elton Brand bad pass
Q4 4:22 · NY 76-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 12% | Three-point accuracy | 67% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
