⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 31- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 24
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 19
Q4 5:35 · GS 89-70 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
David Lee misses technical free throw
Q4 3:58 · GS 89-70 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 9:10 · GS 25-31 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:58 · GS 89-70 NY
📊The numbers
| GS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 24 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
