⏱️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
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:25 · WSH 12-5 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Kuzma misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 0:16 · WSH 105-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 4:53 · WSH 12-17 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:26 · WSH 35-35 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q4 10:58 · WSH 79-94 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · WSH 104-107 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
