⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 25 from three
- A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 up in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:45 · NO 11-0 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Darius Songaila lost ball
Q4 4:24 · NO 96-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:22 · NO 69-70 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 1:20 · NO 79-85 NY
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 1 down to 17 up
Q4 4:43 · NO 96-113 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries offensive foul (James Posey draws the foul)
Q4 4:13 · NO 96-98 NY
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries turnover
Q4 4:13 · NO 96-98 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
