⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 28- Made thirteen threes to their nineteen
- They shot well above their usual, nineteen of 46 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 0:54 · NY 41-32 BKN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:23 · NY 57-44 BKN
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 22-foot three jumper
Q4 0:06 · NY 124-122 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul
Q3 7:55 · NY 78-64 BKN
- Missed FT
Cameron Payne misses technical free throw
Q3 0:08 · NY 98-80 BKN
- Turnover
Josh Hart bad pass
Q4 4:18 · NY 114-107 BKN
Nets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:56 · NY 104-98 BKN
- Go-ahead
Dennis Schroder hit a 25-foot three jumper, Dorian Finney-Smith with the assist
Q4 0:12 · NY 121-122 BKN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cam Thomas bad pass
Q4 4:46 · NY 111-105 BKN
- Turnover
Dennis Schroder offensive foul
Q4 4:10 · NY 114-108 BKN
- Turnover
Cam Thomas lost ball turnover
Q4 2:06 · NY 118-113 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 19 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
