⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 26
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:10 · NY 32-33 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 5:35 · NY 55-48 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:40 · NY 107-103 POR
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 9:32 · NY 32-38 POR
- Technical
Double technical foul - Brandon Jennings and Noah Vonleh
Q2 7:54 · NY 36-41 POR
Trail Blazers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damian Lillard Out-of-Bounds Bad Pass Turnover
Q4 0:53 · NY 105-103 POR
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
