⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their fifteen- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the third quarter
- Went cold from three, ten of 30
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:52 · NY 33-20 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 8:35 · NY 48-42 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 2:11 · NY 115-118 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Damyean Dotson misses technical free throw
Q3 8:05 · NY 66-77 WSH
- Missed FT
Damyean Dotson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:06 · NY 78-87 WSH
- Technical
Bobby Portis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:44 · NY 93-98 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:25 · NY 40-42 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 6:40 · NY 48-51 WSH
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q3 11:15 · NY 64-77 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Moritz Wagner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:05 · NY 66-77 WSH
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:24 · NY 115-118 WSH
- Missed FT
Troy Brown Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · NY 115-118 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
