⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 24
- A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24 in the first quarter
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 24
Q1 2:02 · NY 44-20 OKC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Thunder
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
