⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their nine- They went cold, nine of 34 from three
- Looked after the ball, four turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 19-6 off them
- A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29 in the third 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 from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:13 · NY 13-0 SA
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29
Q3 10:07 · NY 82-53 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 4:35 · NY 93-63 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:09 · NY 108-94 SA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 9 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 31 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 4 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 2 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
