⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 38
- Made six threes to their thirteen
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 23
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 took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 8:25 · NY 67-63 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:33 · NY 55-50 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:47 · NY 49-48 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
