⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 60 rebounds to 38
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 4:19 · NY 48-45 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 7:47 · NY 13-22 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:51 · NY 96-91 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
