⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 35 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 9:35 · SA 15-9 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 25
Q2 6:43 · SA 58-33 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q3 6:10 · SA 83-65 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 15
Q3 9:41 · SA 72-57 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:45 · SA 73-65 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q4 9:26 · SA 93-85 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
