⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 27- A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 3:27 · NY 54-49 MEM
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q3 10:04 · NY 66-51 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Jarrett Jack technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:45 · NY 44-47 MEM
- Turnover
Lance Thomas traveling
Q4 4:26 · NY 88-82 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 6:08 · NY 18-24 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyreke Evans misses technical free throw
Q2 1:45 · NY 44-47 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 64% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 3 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Steals | 15 |
| 21 | Blocks | 24 |
