⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to eight
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 2:02 · NY 71-78 WSH
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q4 5:02 · NY 96-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 0:43 · NY 20-35 WSH
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bradley Beal misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · NY 96-91 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal offensive foul
Q4 1:58 · NY 98-92 WSH
- Turnover
Bradley Beal turnover
Q4 1:58 · NY 98-92 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
