⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 32- Ran them off the floor, 16 fast break points to 4
- Could not get to the line, twelve 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.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NY 84-86 SA
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:09 · NY 84-86 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 10:36 · NY 49-59 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Duncan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:41 · NY 80-81 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 2 | Threes made | 4 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 23 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
