⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 42
- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 9:30 · GS 36-27 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 8:49 · GS 67-40 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
J.R. Smith flagrant foul type 2 (Harrison Barnes draws the foul)
Q3 6:50 · GS 65-40 NY
📊The numbers
| GS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 27% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 12 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
