⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:53 · LAC 10-0 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 0:47 · LAC 32-26 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 8:23 · LAC 47-38 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 10:52 · LAC 32-34 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
