⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 44- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 35
- Gave up second chances, 22 offensive rebounds to their nine
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q3 11:00 · WSH 75-56 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 6:22 · WSH 110-90 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 22 |
| 27 | Assists | 18 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
