⏱️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
▼ CHI better than we expected
The second 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 Bulls did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 16-7 off them
- Won the second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to six
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 cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:29 · NY 37-39 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q3 11:41 · NY 62-50 CHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
RJ Barrett misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:58 · NY 102-100 CHI
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 109-104 CHI
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · NY 109-104 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:01 · NY 99-98 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan offensive foul
Q4 0:18 · NY 107-103 CHI
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan turnover
Q4 0:18 · NY 107-103 CHI
- Missed FT
Zach LaVine misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:12 · NY 109-103 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
