⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their nineteen- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q3 9:10 · NY 63-64 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q2 9:20 · NY 38-48 WSH
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:25 · NY 114-104 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
