⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of fourteen from three
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 30
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:25 · NO 8-0 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 1:15 · NO 28-21 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Ariza technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:49 · NO 49-49 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:07 · NO 19-18 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 0:38 · NO 73-84 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q2 1:49 · NO 49-49 NY
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:24 · NO 77-89 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
