⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their three- They went cold, three of 29 from three
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 49
- Beaten inside, 16 points in the paint to 52
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:20 · OKC 74-82 NY
- Steal
Russell Westbrook stole it from Robin Lopez
Q4 0:49 · OKC 83-89 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Robin Lopez traveling
Q4 1:09 · OKC 83-89 NY
- Turnover
Robin Lopez lost ball turnover
Q4 0:49 · OKC 83-89 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:33 · OKC 85-89 NY
📊The numbers
| OKC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 12 |
| 10% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 12 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 16 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
