⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, five of 27- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 10:45 · NY 9-2 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 10:44 · NY 32-15 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:54 · NY 80-73 CHI
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · NY 82-79 CHI
- Missed FT
Jared Jeffries misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:33 · NY 82-79 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 4:00 · NY 80-79 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons bad pass
Q4 3:15 · NY 80-73 CHI
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:28 · NY 82-79 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 3 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 10 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
