⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ DAL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 37 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 7:07 · NY 15-8 DAL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 10:22 · NY 69-51 DAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 5:25 · NY 98-76 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 9:48 · NY 90-76 DAL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 16 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
