⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Thunder did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:02 · NY 28-26 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:00 · NY 44-41 OKC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q4 2:30 · NY 111-96 OKC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kyle O'Quinn flagrant foul type 1
Q4 8:17 · NY 92-82 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 5:43 · NY 101-95 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q4 8:17 · NY 92-83 OKC
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook lost ball turnover
Q4 2:35 · NY 101-95 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 61% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Steals | 14 |
| 22 | Blocks | 22 |
