⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 14
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q1 0:57 · SA 36-27 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q4 4:35 · SA 98-96 NY
- Ties it
Marco Belinelli hit a 25-foot three jumper, Manu Ginobili with the assist
Q4 0:37 · SA 101-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili offensive foul (J.R. Smith draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · SA 88-94 NY
- Turnover
Manu Ginobili turnover
Q4 3:56 · SA 88-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:10 · SA 85-94 NY
- Lead
Iman Shumpert hit a 26-foot three jumper, J.R. Smith with the assist
Q4 0:39 · SA 98-101 NY
- Lead
Iman Shumpert hit a two point shot
Q4 0:23 · SA 101-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball turnover
Q4 2:38 · SA 94-96 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Tim Duncan draws the foul)
Q4 2:17 · SA 96-96 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 2:17 · SA 96-96 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 29 | Assists | 19 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
