⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their fourteen- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 4
- A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33 in the fourth quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q3 2:02 · NY 97-74 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 33
Q4 4:46 · NY 123-90 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 6:21 · NY 78-70 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 1 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
