⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 26
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:35 · BKN 19-12 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q4 8:38 · BKN 84-83 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:40 · BKN 89-93 NY
- Turnover
Brook Lopez bad pass
Q4 2:15 · BKN 90-96 NY
- Missed FT
Devin Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:53 · BKN 91-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 3:30 · BKN 21-27 NY
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Brook Lopez
Q4 2:15 · BKN 90-96 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
