⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 19 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 35
- Lost the glass, 15 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q1 1:42 · NY 25-18 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q2 5:22 · NY 46-30 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 10:10 · NY 72-65 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry offensive foul (Fabricio Oberto draws the foul)
Q4 4:15 · NY 82-76 SA
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
Q4 2:13 · NY 84-83 SA
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:29 · NY 90-95 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q3 0:00 · NY 62-65 SA
- Ties it
Michael Finley hit a three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:00 · NY 88-88 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q4 0:00 · NY 88-95 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
OT 1:49 · NY 88-95 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 1:04 · NY 88-95 SA
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
OT 0:34 · NY 88-95 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 18 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
