⏱️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
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 33
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 from level to 8 points up
Q3 3:27 · NY 82-74 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries bad pass
Q4 4:35 · NY 97-90 BKN
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 1:15 · NY 103-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Larry Hughes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NY 104-96 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:23 · NY 7-10 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 7:33 · NY 38-49 BKN
- Steal
Chris Douglas-Roberts stole it from David Lee
Q4 1:15 · NY 103-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Douglas-Roberts bad pass
Q4 5:00 · NY 97-90 BKN
- Turnover
Devin Harris bad pass
Q4 4:33 · NY 97-90 BKN
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 4:20 · NY 99-92 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
