⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q1 8:14 · NY 23-11 BKN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 1:08 · NY 114-87 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 20 | Threes made | 15 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
