⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 29-16 off them- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 24
- A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the third quarter
- They shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q2 4:01 · WSH 40-48 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 0:19 · WSH 52-53 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q3 8:15 · WSH 68-60 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 9:56 · WSH 4-12 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:38 · WSH 91-85 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
