⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Trail Blazers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Trail Blazers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up in the second 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 took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q2 10:30 · NY 37-34 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 0:29 · NY 76-77 POR
- Steal
Pablo Prigioni stole it from Nicolas Batum
Q4 0:57 · NY 84-89 POR
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith offensive foul (Nicolas Batum draws the foul)
Q4 3:24 · NY 80-85 POR
- Turnover
J.R. Smith turnover
Q4 3:24 · NY 80-85 POR
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · NY 81-86 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 5:48 · NY 39-45 POR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
LaMarcus Aldridge misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · NY 81-88 POR
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · NY 84-89 POR
- Missed FT
Damian Lillard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:07 · NY 90-94 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 8 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
