⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 47
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
- Steal
Tyson Chandler stole it from Nikola Pekovic
Q4 1:29 · NY 85-86 MIN
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 1:13 · NY 87-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 8:30 · NY 73-76 MIN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:27 · NY 82-85 MIN
- Turnover
J.R. Smith lost ball turnover
Q4 0:20 · NY 90-86 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 11:26 · NY 52-63 MIN
- Steal
Alexey Shved stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 0:20 · NY 90-86 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Pekovic lost ball turnover
Q4 1:29 · NY 85-86 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
