⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, fourteen of 46
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
- Go-ahead
Miles McBride hit a 23-foot three jumper, Mikal Bridges with the assist
Q4 2:25 · NY 100-98 CHI
- Winner
Miles McBride hit a 25-foot three step back jumper
OT 3:58 · NY 107-106 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
OT 3:58 · NY 113-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 4:36 · NY 104-104 CHI
- Turnover
Karl-Anthony Towns out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 0:58 · NY 113-108 CHI
Bulls
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 8:38 · NY 92-94 CHI
- Go-ahead
Nikola Vucevic hit a 25-foot three shot, Josh Giddey with the assist
Q4 0:50 · NY 102-104 CHI
- Lead
Josh Giddey hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
OT 4:24 · NY 104-106 CHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic offensive foul
OT 3:15 · NY 109-106 CHI
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic turnover
OT 3:15 · NY 109-106 CHI
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
OT 2:43 · NY 111-106 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 19 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 24 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
