⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DAL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Mavericks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Mavericks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Mavericks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 5:24 · DAL 60-74 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q2 4:29 · DAL 25-50 NY
- Missed FT
Reggie Bullock misses technical free throw
Q3 7:23 · DAL 49-70 NY
- Technical
Luka Doncic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:19 · DAL 71-94 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 9:01 · DAL 2-13 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 11:28 · DAL 17-41 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 32
Q4 5:38 · DAL 71-103 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:23 · DAL 49-70 NY
📊The numbers
| DAL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 11 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
