⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their four- They went cold, four of 34 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
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 3-point lead to 11
Q2 10:20 · NY 37-26 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:28 · NY 104-96 PHX
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul
Q3 8:02 · NY 64-55 PHX
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 3
Q4 4:26 · NY 95-88 PHX
📊The numbers
| NY | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 4 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 12% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
