⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-14 off them
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:42 · WSH 47-63 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 9:23 · WSH 62-68 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q4 8:08 · WSH 87-99 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:34 · WSH 18-32 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 8:01 · WSH 28-48 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 5:59 · WSH 91-109 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 13 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 33 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
