⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 46
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 6:58 · WSH 49-43 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 5:48 · WSH 77-75 NY
- Ties it
Bradley Beal hit a driving layup
Q4 2:00 · WSH 106-106 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Jared Dudley and Carmelo Anthony
Q2 4:58 · WSH 47-41 NY
- Technical
Nene Hilario technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:25 · WSH 83-81 NY
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 0:11 · WSH 110-115 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 5:22 · WSH 18-17 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:58 · WSH 29-32 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q2 4:09 · WSH 52-53 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Sasha Vujacic technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:09 · WSH 60-69 NY
- Turnover
Lance Thomas traveling
Q4 3:18 · WSH 104-106 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
