⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their eleven- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 33 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
- Gave up second chances, twelve offensive rebounds to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:25 · NO 79-83 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q4 3:11 · NO 109-111 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Herbert Jones misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:51 · NO 109-111 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 10:44 · NO 3-14 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q2 11:33 · NO 28-44 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q3 8:02 · NO 67-80 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:36 · NO 114-120 NY
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:21 · NO 117-123 NY
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 19 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 30 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
