⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 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 fifteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38
- A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26 in the third quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q2 3:59 · BKN 49-59 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q2 6:03 · BKN 40-59 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 1:00 · BKN 51-71 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 26
Q3 2:47 · BKN 72-98 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
