⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
-12Q128-36
0Q229-25
-1Q323-23
-1Q422-22
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 28 from three- Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
32%Three-point accuracy50%
14Free throws made18
47Rebounds56
18Assists19
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
