⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 38- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 42
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 2:58 · SA 33-27 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stanley Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · SA 119-111 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q1 2:18 · SA 29-27 NY
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:41 · SA 119-111 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
