⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 34- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their eight
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11 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 9 down to 2 up
Q1 6:39 · NY 21-19 DAL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 11
Q3 4:16 · NY 71-82 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 11:00 · NY 34-37 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q3 9:03 · NY 56-71 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q4 6:35 · NY 83-105 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 6 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
