⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 49- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2
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 took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q2 2:21 · NY 46-42 UTAH
- Lead
David Lee hit a layup
OT 4:24 · NY 87-85 UTAH
- Lead
Jamal Crawford hit a 25-foot three jumper, Stephon Marbury with the assist
OT 1:39 · NY 94-91 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 1:32 · NY 82-80 UTAH
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:25 · NY 82-80 UTAH
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:53 · NY 95-94 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:10 · NY 85-85 UTAH
- Ties it
Mehmet Okur hit a 26-foot three jumper, Carlos Boozer with the assist
OT 1:59 · NY 91-91 UTAH
- Ties it
Deron Williams hit a 26-foot three jumper, Mehmet Okur with the assist
OT 1:15 · NY 94-94 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
OT 4:33 · NY 85-85 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer lost ball
OT 4:09 · NY 87-85 UTAH
- Missed FT
Andrei Kirilenko misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 2:51 · NY 89-88 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NY | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
