⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 3:15 · NO 25-19 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q2 11:34 · NO 37-28 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q3 2:38 · NO 72-78 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
