⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- They went cold, four of 31 from three
- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 28-11 off them
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 58
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 74
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- Lead
Ja Morant hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · MEM 109-108 NY
- Go-ahead
Ja Morant hit a driving layup
Q4 0:14 · MEM 112-111 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ja Morant bad pass
Q4 4:07 · MEM 106-106 NY
- Turnover
Desmond Bane traveling
Q4 2:18 · MEM 108-106 NY
- Turnover
8 second turnover
Q4 0:33 · MEM 110-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 10:41 · MEM 92-96 NY
- Go-ahead
Jalen Brunson hit a 26-foot threeer
Q4 0:24 · MEM 110-111 NY
- Winner
OG Anunoby hit a 25-foot three jumper, Jalen Brunson with the assist
Q4 0:05 · MEM 113-114 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:44 · MEM 106-106 NY
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 29 |
| 74 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
