⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 28- Made two threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, two of fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:25 · NY 92-86 BKN
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire lost ball
Q4 0:29 · NY 97-89 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:59 · NY 5-12 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 4:39 · NY 59-66 BKN
- Steal
Kris Humphries stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 0:29 · NY 97-89 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Bogans lost ball
Q4 4:43 · NY 86-82 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 10 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
