⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 32
- A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23 in the fourth quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Daniel Gafford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:04 · WSH 68-80 NY
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:33 · WSH 90-97 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 9:12 · WSH 4-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 7:45 · WSH 64-78 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 23
Q4 5:50 · WSH 92-115 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q3 5:04 · WSH 68-80 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
