⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 23-10 off them- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 9:02 · NY 21-6 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 1:29 · NY 103-95 PHX
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 0:58 · NY 103-95 PHX
- Missed FT
Ronnie Brewer misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:46 · NY 103-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 8:41 · NY 91-85 PHX
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:58 · NY 103-95 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Beasley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 5:43 · NY 18-6 PHX
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses technical free throw
Q1 1:14 · NY 24-14 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
