⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 28
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 48
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 7:05 · BKN 23-7 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 8:48 · BKN 67-59 NY
- Ties it
Gerald Wallace hit a two point shot
Q4 1:40 · BKN 95-95 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BKN 93-93 NY
- Missed FT
Deron Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · BKN 92-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:27 · BKN 83-80 NY
- Lead
Carmelo Anthony hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:45 · BKN 91-93 NY
- Winner
Jason Kidd hit a 26-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
Q4 0:24 · BKN 97-100 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton possession lost ball turnoverAndray Blatche
Q4 3:16 · BKN 91-91 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:24 · BKN 97-100 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 14 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
