⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 30 from three- Ran them off the floor, 14 fast break points to 2
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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 10:13 · NY 11-2 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:04 · NY 111-119 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Delon Wright flopping technical foul
Q4 10:51 · NY 86-97 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 8:07 · NY 68-72 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 2:55 · NY 81-86 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 9:06 · NY 91-110 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 16 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 8 |
