⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 39- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q4 5:47 · NY 112-95 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 7:59 · NY 37-45 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 13 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
