⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their thirteen- A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- Steal
Kawhi Leonard stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:21 · SA 97-102 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili bad pass
Q4 1:54 · SA 95-94 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:22 · SA 95-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q4 7:01 · SA 90-87 NY
- Winner
J.R. Smith hit a 25-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 1:47 · SA 95-97 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q4 4:05 · SA 95-102 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 3:35 · SA 93-90 NY
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:21 · SA 97-102 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
