⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 29 rebounds to 15
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:29 · NY 28-26 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · NY 90-83 BKN
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · NY 91-86 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:09 · NY 18-24 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antoine Wright misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:22 · NY 80-72 BKN
- Missed FT
Antoine Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:22 · NY 80-72 BKN
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 2:01 · NY 84-76 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
