⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their nine- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 26, and were outscored 36-14 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 9
- A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q2 1:21 · NY 67-52 MEM
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 26
Q3 6:07 · NY 94-68 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 29
Q4 8:34 · NY 118-89 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:45 · NY 53-50 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 32 | Assists | 21 |
| 70 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 20 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
