⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:08 · BKN 68-71 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q3 6:04 · BKN 77-73 NY
- Steal
Caris LeVert stole it from Frank Ntilikina
Q4 0:04 · BKN 104-111 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyler Zeller lost ball turnover
Q4 4:46 · BKN 92-95 NY
- Turnover
DeMarre Carroll bad pass
Q4 2:50 · BKN 97-103 NY
- Turnover
Caris LeVert steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 0:04 · BKN 104-111 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q2 4:58 · BKN 41-59 NY
- Steal
Enes Kanter stole it from DeMarre Carroll
Q4 2:50 · BKN 97-103 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle O'Quinn misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · BKN 101-109 NY
- Turnover
Frank Ntilikina bad pass
Q4 0:04 · BKN 104-111 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 4 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 17 | Steals | 13 |
| 21 | Blocks | 23 |
