⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their sixteen- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their 21, and were outscored 27-10 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:55 · BKN 43-36 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Trevor Booker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 11:18 · BKN 29-17 NY
- Missed FT
Brook Lopez misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:44 · BKN 81-86 NY
- Missed FT
Bojan Bogdanovic misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:06 · BKN 88-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:03 · BKN 76-76 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · BKN 81-86 NY
- Missed FT
Kristaps Porzingis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · BKN 86-92 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 71 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 17 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 16 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
