⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of fifteen from three- Lost the glass, 18 rebounds to 28
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
- Steal
Quentin Richardson stole it from Ronnie Brewer
Q4 1:46 · NY 107-104 UTAH
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Deron Williams
Q4 1:22 · NY 109-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 4:05 · NY 105-101 UTAH
- Turnover
Zach Randolph lost ball
Q4 2:49 · NY 107-104 UTAH
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 1:51 · NY 107-104 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 2:49 · NY 53-52 UTAH
- Steal
Carlos Boozer stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:49 · NY 107-104 UTAH
- Steal
Deron Williams stole it from Stephon Marbury
Q4 1:51 · NY 107-104 UTAH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Deron Williams backcourt
Q4 2:26 · NY 107-104 UTAH
- Turnover
Ronnie Brewer bad pass
Q4 1:46 · NY 107-104 UTAH
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 0:03 · NY 113-109 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NY | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 13% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
