⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 8:58 · NY 14-6 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 0:31 · NY 52-45 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 1:18 · NY 79-72 WSH
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · NY 108-102 WSH
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:25 · NY 108-102 WSH
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · NY 109-104 WSH
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 2:52 · NY 22-22 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 4:16 · NY 68-69 WSH
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q4 9:25 · NY 84-83 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 31 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
