⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 36 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 40
- Could not get to the line, nineteen free throws to their 30
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:48 · NY 11-2 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 10:59 · NY 48-36 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:09 · NY 73-61 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:00 · NY 82-71 LAC
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:59 · NY 108-100 LAC
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NY 108-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 3:10 · NY 32-29 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:05 · NY 56-54 LAC
- Steal
Terance Mann stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 0:59 · NY 108-100 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:03 · NY 108-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 14 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
