⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MIN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Timberwolves did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 50 rebounds to 31- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 40
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 7:16 · NY 76-67 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Timberwolves
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 9 down to 5 up
Q2 5:35 · NY 46-51 MIN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 19 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 32 | Assists | 30 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
