⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 26 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 5:03 · NY 65-45 PHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tim Hardaway Jr. technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:31 · NY 33-24 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 10:22 · NY 75-63 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 13 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
