⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 41 rebounds to 23- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q1 3:04 · NY 34-20 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q2 4:13 · NY 67-40 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 1:38 · NY 86-61 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:45 · NY 61-36 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q3 9:34 · NY 70-54 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jason Kidd technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:56 · NY 36-22 BKN
- Technical
Joe Johnson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · NY 63-38 BKN
- Flagrant
Paul Pierce flagrant foul type 1 (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)
Q3 3:21 · NY 72-57 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
