⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their fourteen- Made five threes to their twelve
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 9:33 · NY 35-31 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:48 · NY 51-63 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 2:40 · NY 18-26 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brandon Roy misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · NY 84-86 POR
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:14 · NY 84-90 POR
- Missed FT
Jamaal Magloire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NY 84-92 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
