⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The third 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 Nets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 36- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the third 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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:58 · NY 8-0 BKN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q1 2:26 · NY 40-22 BKN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q3 11:18 · NY 89-62 BKN
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q3 8:16 · NY 89-62 BKN
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Michael Porter Jr. misses technical free throw
Q1 0:05 · NY 40-22 BKN
- Technical
Noah Clowney technical foul
Q4 8:05 · NY 122-86 BKN
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
