⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 35 from three
- A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 52
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:41 · NY 25-18 SA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 1:36 · NY 48-43 SA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 10 down to 2 up
Q3 1:03 · NY 79-77 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:27 · NY 48-54 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 9:25 · NY 29-30 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 11:10 · NY 48-57 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 7:23 · NY 54-70 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NY 100-98 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 14 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
