⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
-3Q126-27
+2Q223-25
+6Q327-17
+5Q422-20
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
16Fast break points5
17Free throws made6
4Steals7
7Threes made11
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:56 · WSH 41-50 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
