⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MIN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Timberwolves.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16 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.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 9:29 · MIN 37-45 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 11:41 · MIN 2-11 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q1 4:20 · MIN 22-38 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:11 · MIN 88-103 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · MIN 83-85 NY
📊The numbers
| MIN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
