⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 5:24 · NY 22-8 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 8:11 · NY 80-66 MIN
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Nemanja Bjelica
Q4 1:23 · NY 110-106 MIN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:51 · NY 110-104 MIN
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 2:57 · NY 27-18 MIN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 9:11 · NY 101-102 MIN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:29 · NY 118-114 MIN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kris Dunn bad pass
Q4 4:48 · NY 107-104 MIN
- Turnover
Zach LaVine bad pass
Q4 3:45 · NY 109-104 MIN
- Turnover
Nemanja Bjelica bad pass
Q4 1:23 · NY 110-106 MIN
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
