⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 36- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 26
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 7:22 · NY 18-10 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:15 · NY 70-64 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 5:03 · NY 42-44 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q3 1:02 · NY 75-81 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joel Przybilla traveling
Q4 2:55 · NY 87-94 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 21 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
