⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their five- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 58
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:38 · NY 18-8 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 31
Q3 7:56 · NY 87-56 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q4 5:22 · NY 121-99 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
