⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, nineteen free throws to their five
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q2 0:45 · BKN 56-50 NY
- Steal
Dennis Smith Jr. stole it from Julius Randle
Q4 1:45 · BKN 100-101 NY
- Ties it
Mikal Bridges hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · BKN 101-101 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dennis Smith Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:17 · BKN 100-98 NY
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · BKN 100-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 7:44 · BKN 35-39 NY
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 25-foot step back jumper, Jalen Brunson with the assist
Q4 2:19 · BKN 100-101 NY
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a 1-foot dunk, Jalen Brunson with the assist
Q4 1:00 · BKN 101-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle lost ball turnover
Q4 1:45 · BKN 100-101 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:19 · BKN 103-106 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 4 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
