⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 11:21 · WSH 61-52 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 0:04 · WSH 78-73 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - John Wall and Amar'e Stoudemire
Q2 2:12 · WSH 45-46 NY
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 3:57 · WSH 95-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:22 · WSH 16-15 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 2:20 · WSH 68-73 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · WSH 99-92 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 14 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
