⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 2:39 · NY 29-23 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 10:27 · NY 70-63 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 21
Q4 5:33 · NY 117-96 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q2 7:13 · NY 45-42 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Spencer Dinwiddie technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:39 · NY 44-40 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
