⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Wizards got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Wizards won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven- They went cold, seven of 26 from three
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 66
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 10:09 · NY 28-43 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 7:38 · NY 88-105 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 16 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 14 | Assists | 28 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
