⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
-9Q118-26
0Q224-25
-3Q324-23
+2Q427-26
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 13 rebounds to 26
Key battles
18%Three-point accuracy33%
2Threes made6
63Rebounds40
15Offensive rebounds10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q4 9:26 · BKN 75-80 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Fred Jones misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · BKN 91-97 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
