⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH 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 Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up in the first quarter- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their twelve, and outscored them 28-10 off them
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 7:12 · WSH 38-41 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 5:37 · WSH 48-44 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q3 1:53 · WSH 85-86 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan McRae misses technical free throw
Q1 0:28 · WSH 19-31 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:08 · WSH 92-97 NY
- Turnover
Troy Brown Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:12 · WSH 100-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 5 down to 12 up
Q1 3:38 · WSH 19-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 6:58 · WSH 68-76 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q3 5:05 · WSH 70-84 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:51 · WSH 94-100 NY
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · WSH 94-100 NY
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · WSH 100-106 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
