⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 43- A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 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.
Clippers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q3 4:20 · LAC 66-78 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q2 11:22 · LAC 22-41 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q4 11:24 · LAC 68-90 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:19 · LAC 57-78 NY
📊The numbers
| LAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
