⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 28 from three- Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 21
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:37 · NY 12-6 PHI
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a 26-foot three jumper
Q4 0:03 · NY 96-96 PHI
- Lead
Robin Lopez hit a dunk
2OT 3:36 · NY 109-107 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 0:04 · NY 119-113 PHI
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
2OT 0:04 · NY 119-113 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:38 · NY 78-76 PHI
- Go-ahead
Hollis Thompson hit a three jumper, Jerami Grant with the assist
Q4 0:52 · NY 93-94 PHI
- Ties it
Robert Covington hit a 25-foot, Ish Smith with the assist
OT 0:07 · NY 107-107 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:59 · NY 91-91 PHI
- Turnover
Ish Smith lost ball turnover
OT 0:26 · NY 105-104 PHI
- Missed FT
Ish Smith misses free throw 1 of 1
2OT 3:20 · NY 109-109 PHI
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
