⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third 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 Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 5
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 0:57 · NY 33-25 NO
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 1:39 · NY 52-40 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q3 4:43 · NY 77-56 NO
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pelicans
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
