⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 18 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 30 from three- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fourteen
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 45
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 dragged them back level
Q2 0:00 · NY 63-63 BKN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:03 · NY 74-69 BKN
- Steal
Josh Hart stole it from Cam Thomas
Q4 2:27 · NY 100-98 BKN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:38 · NY 98-96 BKN
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:41 · NY 100-98 BKN
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:21 · NY 100-98 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:35 · NY 0-11 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q1 5:16 · NY 5-21 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trendon Watford lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · NY 98-94 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 2:27 · NY 100-98 BKN
- Technical
Double technical foul - Cam Thomas and OG Anunoby
Q4 0:04 · NY 109-107 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
