⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 12
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 1:22 · GS 60-60 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:24 · GS 90-78 NY
- Technical
Kevin Durant technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 2:50 · GS 118-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Hornacek technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:24 · GS 87-75 NY
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q3 3:24 · GS 90-78 NY
📊The numbers
| GS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 3 | Assists | 0 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 16 | Blocks | 20 |
