⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 38 points inside to 22- Made five threes to their fourteen
- They shot well above their usual, fourteen of 31 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:47 · NY 17-18 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 9:06 · NY 36-31 WSH
- Go-ahead
Raymond Felton hit a 24-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
Q4 0:33 · NY 89-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Drew Gooden draws the foul)
Q4 3:58 · NY 82-83 WSH
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 3:58 · NY 82-83 WSH
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:55 · NY 86-88 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Bradley Beal hit a two point shot, John Wall with the assist
Q4 2:15 · NY 84-85 WSH
- Steal
Martell Webster stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 0:55 · NY 86-88 WSH
- Winner
Bradley Beal hit a 20-foot jumper
Q4 0:22 · NY 89-90 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:07 · NY 82-83 WSH
- Turnover
Drew Gooden bad pass
Q4 3:35 · NY 82-83 WSH
- Turnover
John Wall out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:51 · NY 86-88 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
