⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 6:50 · WSH 15-6 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison offensive foul (Jared Jeffries draws the foul)
Q4 2:26 · WSH 84-80 NY
- Turnover
Antawn Jamison turnover
Q4 2:26 · WSH 84-80 NY
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas bad pass
Q4 1:57 · WSH 84-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Steve Francis stole it from Gilbert Arenas
Q4 1:57 · WSH 84-81 NY
- Winner
Steve Francis hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:01 · WSH 89-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · WSH 86-83 NY
- Turnover
Steve Francis lane violation
Q4 0:24 · WSH 86-85 NY
- Missed FT
Steve Francis misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:07 · WSH 88-87 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
