⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 19-6 off them
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 stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 6:51 · NY 43-32 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 7:00 · NY 67-59 CHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 0:16 · NY 85-75 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:17 · NY 34-26 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:56 · NY 32-24 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 8:30 · NY 34-32 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 9:30 · NY 58-59 CHI
Bad plays
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:35 · NY 12-6 CHI
- Missed FT
Tomas Satoransky misses technical free throw
Q2 8:17 · NY 34-26 CHI
- Technical
Daniel Theis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:02 · NY 66-59 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
