⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their no- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 40
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q4 4:28 · NY 101-81 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 3:51 · NY 66-58 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 32% |
| 9 | Threes made | 0 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 0% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
