⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-4Q129-37
+6Q228-24
+7Q327-24
-11Q420-30
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29- Lost the glass, 14 rebounds to 27
Key battles
5Points off turnovers15
6Fast break points17
3Steals8
1Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q4 11:48 · NY 84-96 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 37 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
