⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 24-11 off them
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 58
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 4:11 · NY 54-41 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:40 · NY 87-81 CHI
- Winner
Chris Duhon hit a driving layup
Q4 0:31 · NY 99-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Jared Jeffries technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 0:01 · NY 57-53 CHI
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:11 · NY 91-91 CHI
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NY 102-98 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 2:51 · NY 54-49 CHI
- Lead
Kirk Hinrich hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · NY 97-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:09 · NY 97-97 CHI
- Turnover
Tyrus Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NY 102-98 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
