⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-15Q119-29
+8Q231-26
+2Q322-16
+15Q438-25
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 40- A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 27
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the first quarter
Key battles
2Fast break points8
12Free throws made19
10Points off turnovers14
25Assists19
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q3 4:56 · NY 77-71 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 7:05 · NY 12-22 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
