⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- They went cold, six of 31 from three
- A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 0:29 · NY 41-26 PHI
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q4 8:57 · NY 97-74 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
76ers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q3 6:01 · NY 67-62 PHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
