⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ UTAH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Jazz.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 46
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Jazz
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:41 · UTAH 54-50 NY
- Steal
Paul Millsap stole it from Steve Novak
Q4 1:47 · UTAH 81-86 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 3:30 · UTAH 61-66 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Novak bad pass
Q4 1:47 · UTAH 81-86 NY
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · UTAH 81-87 NY
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · UTAH 83-89 NY
📊The numbers
| UTAH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
