⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ POR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Trail Blazers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 36 from three- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the fourth quarter
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 9:47 · NY 38-29 POR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q4 10:47 · NY 91-80 POR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:44 · NY 106-92 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Trail Blazers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q2 4:10 · NY 47-53 POR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 10:33 · NY 54-68 POR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | POR | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 10 | Blocks | 4 |
