⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 21-7 off them- Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to eight
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q3 1:55 · NY 88-83 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 6:53 · NY 103-102 SA
- Winner
Miles McBride hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 2:43 · NY 112-109 SA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:05 · NY 117-111 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q2 10:27 · NY 32-41 SA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 11:45 · NY 88-92 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 2:30 · NY 112-109 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 33 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
