⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q3 3:00 · PHX 74-72 NY
- Steal
Sebastian Telfair stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 1:47 · PHX 93-95 NY
- Ties it
Shannon Brown hit a 20-foot jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 1:15 · PHX 95-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley bad pass
Q4 4:54 · PHX 90-88 NY
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:47 · PHX 93-95 NY
- Turnover
Sebastian Telfair steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:01 · PHX 97-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:30 · PHX 31-35 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 3:03 · PHX 44-57 NY
- Winner
J.R. Smith hit a 21-foot jumper, Jason Kidd with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 97-99 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
J.R. Smith flagrant foul type 1 (Goran Dragic draws the foul)
Q2 0:22 · PHX 44-54 NY
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 1:47 · PHX 93-95 NY
📊The numbers
| PHX | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
