⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:20 · NY 29-23 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 11:20 · NY 59-57 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:59 · NY 82-90 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle O'Quinn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 0:45 · NY 27-22 SA
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:36 · NY 75-88 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q2 3:35 · NY 46-52 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 7:44 · NY 63-75 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 7 | Assists | 5 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 23 | Blocks | 17 |
