⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 30-11 off them- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q1 9:02 · NY 19-11 UTAH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 7:16 · NY 41-29 UTAH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 7:11 · NY 98-69 UTAH
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 0:54 · NY 78-57 UTAH
- Technical
Kenyon Martin technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 7:20 · NY 90-69 UTAH
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 11:37 · NY 78-59 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NY | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
