⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 11:04 · NY 52-51 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q3 4:50 · NY 67-57 NO
Bad plays
- Technical
Al Harrington technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:31 · NY 38-46 NO
- Technical
Nate Robinson double technical foul
Q4 8:48 · NY 83-74 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
James Posey technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:46 · NY 90-80 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 13 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
