⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Went cold from three, six of 21
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q4 7:33 · NY 99-85 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:51 · NY 24-12 MEM
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 1:44 · NY 106-98 MEM
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:58 · NY 109-101 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:26 · NY 80-77 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 4:35 · NY 106-101 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Ennis Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:16 · NY 111-104 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
