⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ NO better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 27 from three- Gave up second chances, twenty offensive rebounds to their thirteen
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 5 down to 5 up
Q2 9:46 · NY 36-31 NO
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:00 · NY 88-84 NO
- Ties it
Reggie Bullock hit a 24-foot three jumper, Derrick Rose with the assist
Q4 0:02 · NY 103-103 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 3:04 · NY 92-99 NO
- Missed FT
Derrick Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:50 · NY 93-99 NO
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses free throw clear path 1 of 2
OT 0:27 · NY 119-112 NO
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 11:00 · NY 59-57 NO
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 1:15 · NY 98-101 NO
- Turnover
Zion Williamson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:31 · NY 100-101 NO
- Turnover
Brandon Ingram bad pass
OT 4:41 · NY 103-103 NO
📊The numbers
| NY | NO | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
