⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 0:08 · NY 21-23 DAL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 7:24 · NY 55-45 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 5:31 · NY 11-21 DAL
Bad plays
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 1:46 · NY 90-70 DAL
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 1:24 · NY 92-70 DAL
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
