⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 7:31 · NY 48-26 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 31
Q2 0:35 · NY 72-41 WSH
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q4 8:55 · NY 101-88 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q3 6:09 · NY 82-62 WSH
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 4
Q3 0:31 · NY 92-88 WSH
Bad plays
- Technical
Jordan Poole technical foul
Q3 11:14 · NY 68-41 WSH
- Technical
Bub Carrington technical foul
Q3 4:19 · NY 84-62 WSH
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 13 | Threes made | 11 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 21 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
