⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:35 · MEM 96-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant offensive foul
Q4 2:45 · MEM 98-106 NY
- Turnover
Ja Morant turnover
Q4 2:45 · MEM 98-106 NY
- Technical
Taylor Jenkins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:20 · MEM 101-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 2:29 · MEM 80-97 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 1:46 · MEM 101-115 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 4:57 · MEM 96-101 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
