⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 29 from three- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 6
- A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their eleven, and outscored them 21-6 off them
- Gave up second chances, 21 offensive rebounds to their five
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 11 down to 3 up
Q2 1:49 · NY 51-48 SA
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Patty Mills
Q4 2:49 · NY 83-81 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:01 · NY 81-79 SA
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 2:54 · NY 83-81 SA
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:27 · NY 92-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 4:43 · NY 15-20 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:56 · NY 30-40 SA
- Steal
Patty Mills stole it from Derrick Rose
Q4 2:54 · NY 83-81 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Patty Mills bad pass
Q4 2:49 · NY 83-81 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 18 | Assists | 17 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
