⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX 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 Suns did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 21 in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, 25 free throws to their 37
- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their nine
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10 in the second quarter
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
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 21
Q1 3:11 · NY 40-19 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 6:10 · NY 50-32 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q3 3:37 · NY 92-76 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q2 9:15 · NY 42-31 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 10
Q2 0:38 · NY 67-57 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 7 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 24 | Blocks | 25 |
