⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ GS better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Warriors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their thirteen- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 29
- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 36-10 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 6:24 · NY 57-43 GS
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q4 11:38 · NY 111-81 GS
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 25-point lead to 35
Q4 7:27 · NY 123-88 GS
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Quentin Grimes misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q2 1:02 · NY 64-54 GS
Warriors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Ty Jerome flagrant foul type 1
Q2 1:02 · NY 63-54 GS
📊The numbers
| NY | GS | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 17 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 27 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
