⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their ten
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 from level to 8 points up
Q4 6:50 · NY 89-81 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Sebastian Telfair draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · NY 91-84 MIN
- Missed FT
Eddy Curry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:47 · NY 93-87 MIN
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:02 · NY 97-93 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 6:58 · NY 7-15 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rashad McCants misses technical free throw
Q1 5:30 · NY 7-10 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
