⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ UTAH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Jazz did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 22-8 off them- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 9:03 · NY 72-60 UTAH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q3 5:05 · NY 91-66 UTAH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Jazz
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Will Hardy technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:48 · NY 82-66 UTAH
📊The numbers
| NY | UTAH | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 23 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
