⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
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 8-point lead to 19
Q1 4:05 · NY 36-17 POR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q2 8:35 · NY 54-30 POR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 5:48 · NY 110-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 36-point deficit to 27
Q4 9:17 · NY 101-74 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 18 | Threes made | 6 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
