⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- Could not get to the line, four free throws to their 35
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:51 · MEM 90-96 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:03 · MEM 108-108 NY
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:14 · MEM 108-108 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mike Conley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:01 · MEM 105-108 NY
- Turnover
Darrell Arthur lost ball
Q4 0:38 · MEM 105-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 1:34 · MEM 27-35 NY
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Darrell Arthur
Q4 0:38 · MEM 105-108 NY
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 19-foot jumper
Q4 0:00 · MEM 108-110 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 2:48 · MEM 100-108 NY
- Turnover
Toney Douglas bad pass
Q4 1:09 · MEM 105-108 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 33 | Free throws made | 4 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 31 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 33 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
