⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their nineteen
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 4-point lead to 12
Q2 4:01 · NY 39-27 CHI
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Ben Gordon
Q4 0:23 · NY 82-75 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 3:50 · NY 83-75 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · NY 82-75 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NY 83-78 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · NY 83-78 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 9:59 · NY 68-65 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ben Gordon lost ball
Q4 0:23 · NY 82-75 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 78 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
