⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their twelve
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 3:32 · NY 26-27 NO
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q3 7:10 · NY 75-73 NO
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 5:44 · NY 108-103 NO
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:18 · NY 100-103 NO
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:29 · NY 104-103 NO
- Missed FT
Allonzo Trier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NY 110-107 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 9:13 · NY 92-101 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jrue Holiday bad pass
Q4 1:09 · NY 104-103 NO
- Missed FT
Jrue Holiday misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 110-107 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 10 | Blocks | 5 |
