⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their seven- Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 50
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:33 · CHI 47-53 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
JaKarr Sampson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:06 · CHI 79-86 NY
- Missed FT
JaKarr Sampson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:06 · CHI 79-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 10:49 · CHI 2-13 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 6:45 · CHI 11-30 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:56 · CHI 71-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Damyean Dotson bad pass
Q4 3:43 · CHI 79-86 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 0 |
| 4 | Blocks | 10 |
