⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC 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 Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18 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
Al Harrington stole it from Eric Gordon
Q4 1:23 · NY 90-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 2:55 · NY 88-86 LAC
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries offensive foul (Marcus Camby draws the foul)
Q4 1:37 · NY 90-88 LAC
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries turnover
Q4 1:37 · NY 90-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 18
Q1 7:26 · NY 8-26 LAC
- Go-ahead
Baron Davis hit a 28-foot three jumper, Marcus Camby with the assist
Q4 0:36 · NY 90-91 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Gordon bad pass
Q4 1:23 · NY 90-88 LAC
- Turnover
Al Thornton offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q4 0:15 · NY 92-91 LAC
- Turnover
Al Thornton turnover
Q4 0:15 · NY 92-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
