⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 38- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 5:04 · BKN 17-17 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q2 5:35 · BKN 43-48 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:30 · BKN 88-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tosan Evbuomwan offensive foul
Q4 3:50 · BKN 88-87 NY
- Turnover
Tosan Evbuomwan turnover
Q4 3:50 · BKN 88-87 NY
- Turnover
D'Angelo Russell bad pass
Q4 3:12 · BKN 88-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:29 · BKN 2-10 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 11:37 · BKN 26-32 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 1:08 · BKN 51-62 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 21 | Assists | 29 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
