⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 32- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q1 4:39 · NY 23-19 POR
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q4 10:19 · NY 101-81 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q4 2:50 · NY 117-88 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 11:05 · NY 2-8 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 1:38 · NY 23-27 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 17 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
