⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 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
- Steal
Jared Jeffries stole it from Grant Hill
Q4 0:21 · NY 109-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Thomas technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:11 · NY 31-33 PHX
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · NY 107-100 PHX
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 109-103 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 9:04 · NY 9-22 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 2:18 · NY 54-58 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:02 · NY 60-66 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:40 · NY 106-99 PHX
- Missed FT
Shaquille O'Neal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · NY 107-100 PHX
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 0:21 · NY 109-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
