⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ MEM better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Made 22 threes to their fourteen- Looked after the ball, fifteen turnovers to their 22, and were outscored 33-11 off them
- A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up 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
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run from level to 19 points up
Q1 1:59 · NY 49-30 MEM
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 27
Q3 3:34 · NY 108-81 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Grizzlies
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 18
Q3 5:17 · NY 99-81 MEM
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 18
Q3 1:24 · NY 111-93 MEM
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q4 10:45 · NY 117-103 MEM
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | MEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 22 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 35 | Assists | 36 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 33 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 12 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
