⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 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
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 26-foot three jumper, Alec Burks with the assist
OT 3:46 · NY 119-117 MEM
- Lead
Alec Burks hit a 25-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
OT 3:12 · NY 122-119 MEM
- Winner
RJ Barrett hit a 25-foot three jumper, Julius Randle with the assist
OT 1:15 · NY 127-124 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alec Burks steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:17 · NY 106-110 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 0:13 · NY 129-124 MEM
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:13 · NY 129-124 MEM

Grizzlies
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:27 · NY 3-11 MEM
- Lead
Dillon Brooks hit a 25-foot three jumper, Ja Morant with the assist
OT 4:44 · NY 114-117 MEM
- Ties it
Dillon Brooks hit a layup, Kyle Anderson with the assist
OT 3:24 · NY 119-119 MEM
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Anderson lost ball turnover
Q4 1:32 · NY 106-110 MEM
- Missed FT
Ja Morant misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · NY 112-112 MEM
- Turnover
Jonas Valanciunas turnover (lane violation)
OT 0:05 · NY 129-126 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 33 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |








