⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Mavericks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Mavericks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, twenty free throws to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:52 · NY 18-21 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 13
Q3 4:28 · NY 69-82 DAL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:56 · NY 91-98 DAL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jose Calderon flagrant foul type 1 (Dwight Powell draws the foul)
Q4 6:13 · NY 81-96 DAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony offensive foul (Zaza Pachulia draws the foul)
Q4 0:19 · NY 97-101 DAL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 0:19 · NY 97-101 DAL
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q3 10:02 · NY 54-75 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 0:47 · NY 72-92 DAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dirk Nowitzki misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 97-101 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
