⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 33 from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 24
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 56
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- Steal
Brandon Ingram stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:52 · NO 106-114 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Naji Marshall traveling
Q4 3:59 · NO 101-107 NY
- Missed FT
Zion Williamson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:58 · NO 103-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q2 10:10 · NO 30-40 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:21 · NO 60-62 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 4:42 · NO 99-107 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle bad pass
Q4 0:52 · NO 106-114 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 17 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
