⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 21 from three- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 40
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 22
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their nine, and were outscored 18-7 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 1:50 · WSH 36-19 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 8:00 · WSH 64-53 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Antawn Jamison misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:33 · WSH 101-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:56 · WSH 39-30 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 2:28 · WSH 50-50 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:09 · WSH 101-93 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 24 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
