⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 21 from three- Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 4
- Kept giving it away, 25 turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 28-15 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 8:53 · MEM 74-82 NY
- Go-ahead
Mike Miller hit a 26-foot three jumper
3OT 3:10 · MEM 112-111 NY
- Lead
Rudy Gay hit a 17-foot jumper, Kyle Lowry with the assist
3OT 0:57 · MEM 117-115 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:08 · MEM 99-100 NY
- Turnover
Hakim Warrick lost ball
2OT 4:22 · MEM 100-102 NY
- Turnover
Chucky Atkins lost ball
3OT 0:15 · MEM 117-116 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Lead
Quentin Richardson hit a two point shot
2OT 4:37 · MEM 100-102 NY
- Lead
Nate Robinson hit a layup
2OT 0:51 · MEM 106-108 NY
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford hit a jumper
3OT 3:31 · MEM 109-110 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis lost ball
Q4 1:15 · MEM 87-88 NY
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Kyle Lowry draws the foul)
OT 2:25 · MEM 93-95 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 0:43 · MEM 97-98 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
