⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, twelve of 22 from three
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 3
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their six
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 from level to 10 points up
Q4 9:51 · NY 97-87 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 4:09 · NY 95-87 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 8:10 · NY 38-38 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:04 · NY 52-58 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer bad pass
Q4 4:26 · NY 95-87 CHI
- Turnover
Carlos Boozer offensive foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)
Q4 3:15 · NY 95-87 CHI
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas bad pass
Q4 0:51 · NY 99-93 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 14 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
