⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 4
Q1 0:54 · NY 32-36 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:17 · NY 5-14 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 9:32 · NY 34-44 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 9:17 · NY 75-94 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 5 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
