⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 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
▲ PHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the 76ers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Made two threes to their eight
- Went cold from three, two of thirteen
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:07 · PHI 29-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 6:45 · PHI 50-48 NY
- Steal
Jodie Meeks stole it from Jeremy Lin
Q4 0:43 · PHI 71-76 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:04 · PHI 70-73 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:40 · PHI 0-9 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 8:06 · PHI 63-71 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:42 · PHI 71-73 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:39 · PHI 71-74 NY
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin bad pass
Q4 0:43 · PHI 71-76 NY
📊The numbers
| PHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 12 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
