⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 26- A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:01 · WSH 42-39 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:11 · WSH 64-57 NY
- Steal
Antawn Jamison stole it from Zach Randolph
Q4 2:21 · WSH 89-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels lost ball
Q4 2:16 · WSH 89-85 NY
- Missed FT
DeShawn Stevenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:37 · WSH 89-86 NY
- Turnover
Antonio Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:21 · WSH 90-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 2:20 · WSH 18-23 NY
- Winner
Nate Robinson hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:15 · WSH 90-93 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 4 down to 11 up
Q4 1:23 · WSH 90-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Zach Randolph bad pass
Q4 2:21 · WSH 89-85 NY
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:52 · WSH 89-85 NY
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · WSH 90-89 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
