⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seven of twelve from three- A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 7:48 · WSH 16-9 NY
- Winner
Nick Young hit a 21-foot jumper, Mike James with the assist
Q4 1:42 · WSH 88-87 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 6 down to 9 up
Q4 2:36 · WSH 96-87 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 10:57 · WSH 51-48 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 5:18 · WSH 58-67 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries traveling
Q4 4:07 · WSH 81-87 NY
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 0:10 · WSH 95-87 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 12 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
