⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 28-17 off them- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 10 down to 1 up
Q1 0:35 · NY 37-36 MIN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 8:37 · NY 82-77 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:19 · NY 59-64 MIN
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:32 · NY 115-109 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:57 · NY 2-10 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sebastian Telfair misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · NY 115-109 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
