⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 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
▼ PHI better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 33
- Ran them off the floor, 27 fast break points to 11
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 cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 6:27 · NY 15-18 PHI
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 2:38 · NY 60-46 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q1 2:09 · NY 17-27 PHI
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson turnover
Q4 2:49 · NY 98-92 PHI
- Turnover
Mitchell Robinson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · NY 98-92 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 9:04 · NY 67-62 PHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 4:29 · NY 72-78 PHI
- Steal
Joel Embiid stole it from Mitchell Robinson
Q4 2:24 · NY 98-92 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 23 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 27 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
