⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 22 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 78 points inside to 60
- Made ten threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 38 from three
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q3 3:50 · WSH 96-85 NY
- Ties it
Carlton Carrington hit a 2-foot layup, Malcolm Brogdon with the assist
OT 3:12 · WSH 121-121 NY
- Steal
Malcolm Brogdon stole it from Jalen Brunson
OT 0:24 · WSH 127-130 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:12 · WSH 117-114 NY
- Missed FT
Bilal Coulibaly misses free throw 1 of 1
OT 0:50 · WSH 127-130 NY
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:02 · WSH 132-134 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 11:34 · WSH 100-98 NY
- Lead
Josh Hart hit a 4-foot two point shot, Karl-Anthony Towns with the assist
OT 3:46 · WSH 119-121 NY
- Winner
Mikal Bridges hit a 2-foot driving dunk, Josh Hart with the assist
OT 3:04 · WSH 121-123 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:57 · WSH 125-130 NY
- Turnover
Josh Hart steps out of bounds turnover
OT 0:47 · WSH 127-130 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass
OT 0:24 · WSH 127-130 NY
📊The numbers
| WSH | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 78 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
