⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their six- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:45 · NY 14-7 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 10:07 · NY 76-89 GS
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 1:51 · NY 95-116 GS
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle O'Quinn flagrant foul type 1 (Ian Clark draws the foul)
Q4 3:03 · NY 87-106 GS
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:17 · NY 29-30 GS
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 7:15 · NY 33-40 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 6:48 · NY 79-102 GS
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 6 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 19 | Assists | 31 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
