⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 38
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 8:11 · SA 44-41 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 1:15 · SA 86-74 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 4:24 · SA 94-92 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 19 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 3 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 1 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
