⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ POR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Trail Blazers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 10:53 · POR 10-0 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Nassir Little technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:08 · POR 78-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q2 11:17 · POR 36-30 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| POR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 17 | Threes made | 15 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
