⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 6:46 · NY 15-16 SA
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q2 8:00 · NY 29-38 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 21 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
