⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:58 · NY 20-10 GS
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 2 down to 10 up
Q4 4:11 · NY 102-92 GS
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
Q4 1:46 · NY 100-92 GS
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury turnover
Q4 1:46 · NY 100-92 GS
- Missed FT
Mardy Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:37 · NY 104-97 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus lost ball
Q4 3:56 · NY 91-92 GS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis offensive foul (Stephon Marbury draws the foul)
Q4 2:04 · NY 100-92 GS
- Turnover
Monta Ellis turnover
Q4 2:04 · NY 100-92 GS
📊The numbers
| NY | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
