⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of seventeen from three- Ran them off the floor, 17 fast break points to 5
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q3 2:59 · NY 73-84 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire step out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:53 · NY 102-110 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q2 7:37 · NY 35-45 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 2:43 · NY 102-114 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · NY 102-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
