⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 21-6 off them- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 40
- Made eleven threes to their 21
- They shot well above their usual, 21 of 37 from three
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:00 · NY 39-24 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 24
Q2 7:46 · NY 52-28 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q2 3:27 · NY 67-39 MEM
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q3 4:03 · NY 89-64 MEM
- Turnover
Josh Hart traveling
Q4 0:43 · NY 121-113 MEM
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 8:57 · NY 103-89 MEM
Bad plays
- Technical
Vince Williams Jr. technical foul
Q3 8:08 · NY 74-54 MEM
- Turnover
David Roddy bad pass
Q4 1:26 · NY 116-109 MEM
- Turnover
Jacob Gilyard bad pass
Q4 0:33 · NY 121-113 MEM
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 21 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Assists | 33 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
