⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their twenty- Went cold from three, eight of 33
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:07 · NY 39-24 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 11:42 · NY 60-40 PHI
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony flagrant foul type 1 (Spencer Hawes draws the foul)
Q3 7:28 · NY 61-49 PHI
- Technical
Double technical foul - Tyson Chandler and Spencer Hawes
Q3 7:28 · NY 61-47 PHI
- Missed FT
Jason Kidd misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NY 98-93 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:45 · NY 14-18 PHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 2:01 · NY 76-67 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:24 · NY 98-93 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Evan Turner technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:30 · NY 14-18 PHI
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses technical free throw
Q2 2:06 · NY 47-34 PHI
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
