⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Warriors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ GS better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Warriors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Warriors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Warriors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:55 · GS 14-4 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 5:44 · GS 27-10 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 5:34 · GS 106-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephen Curry misses technical free throw
Q1 3:20 · GS 27-10 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q2 1:48 · GS 60-47 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 9:55 · GS 92-82 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:31 · GS 111-101 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:20 · GS 27-10 NY
📊The numbers
| GS | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 18 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |
