⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 16-4 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 5:01 · SA 48-40 NY
- Steal
Tony Parker stole it from Stephon Marbury
Q4 2:31 · SA 90-89 NY
- Steal
Bruce Bowen stole it from Jamal Crawford
Q4 0:21 · SA 94-93 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tony Parker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:23 · SA 90-89 NY
- Turnover
Michael Finley bad pass
Q4 0:34 · SA 94-93 NY
- Missed FT
Bruce Bowen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:00 · SA 96-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Michael Finley
Q4 0:34 · SA 94-93 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 2:31 · SA 90-89 NY
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford lost ball
Q4 0:21 · SA 94-93 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
