⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 28, and outscored them 35-19 off them- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 15
- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q1 11:26 · WSH 12-2 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q4 9:22 · WSH 98-67 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antonio Daniels misses technical free throw
Q2 8:52 · WSH 34-22 NY
- Missed FT
Donell Taylor misses technical free throw
Q4 3:24 · WSH 103-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Maurice Taylor technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:52 · WSH 34-22 NY
- Technical
Jamal Crawford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:24 · WSH 103-81 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
