⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of eighteen from three- Ran them off the floor, 23 fast break points to 3
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 31
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their ten
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3 in the third 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:56 · NY 56-59 WSH
- Steal
J.R. Smith stole it from Bradley Beal
Q4 2:55 · NY 93-94 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani offensive foul turnover
Q4 1:44 · NY 98-97 WSH
- Missed FT
Beno Udrih misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · NY 101-100 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 8:56 · NY 83-87 WSH
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:45 · NY 100-100 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 2:01 · NY 101-102 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trevor Booker 3 second turnover
Q4 4:15 · NY 87-92 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal bad pass
Q4 2:55 · NY 93-94 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall bad pass
Q4 2:31 · NY 95-94 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
