⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Looked after the ball, nineteen turnovers to their 25, and outscored them 29-17 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 5:07 · NY 52-43 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q3 0:56 · NY 86-73 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q4 3:09 · NY 112-91 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q1 5:01 · NY 18-20 WSH
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:16 · NY 37-38 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andray Blatche technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q2 2:47 · NY 52-45 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 13 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
