⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen
- A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 49
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:23 · LAC 18-8 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 4:20 · LAC 103-103 NY
- Ties it
Drew Gooden hit a tip shot
Q4 2:54 · LAC 103-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Baron Davis bad pass
Q4 2:29 · LAC 103-103 NY
- Turnover
Drew Gooden 3 second
Q4 1:53 · LAC 103-103 NY
- Turnover
Chris Kaman offensive foul (Danilo Gallinari draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · LAC 103-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q1 1:32 · LAC 27-37 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:03 · LAC 55-65 NY
- Winner
Al Harrington hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · LAC 103-104 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
