⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their fourteen
- Beaten inside, 22 points in the paint to 40
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run from level to 16 points up
Q1 4:58 · NY 31-15 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q3 3:06 · NY 67-56 PHI
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Thaddeus Young
Q4 1:07 · NY 83-77 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony traveling
Q4 1:28 · NY 83-77 PHI
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert lost ball
Q4 0:53 · NY 83-77 PHI
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:26 · NY 83-79 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 11:00 · NY 31-23 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:45 · NY 78-71 PHI
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Iman Shumpert
Q4 0:53 · NY 83-77 PHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Tony Battie flagrant foul type 1 (Tyson Chandler draws the foul)
Q3 8:03 · NY 53-45 PHI
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala bad pass
Q4 2:42 · NY 83-75 PHI
- Turnover
Thaddeus Young lost ball
Q4 1:07 · NY 83-77 PHI
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 10 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
