⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NO better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Pelicans.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pelicans did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their fourteen- Shot well above their usual, twenty of 44 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pelicans
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:55 · NO 9-5 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 5:20 · NO 27-23 NY
- Go-ahead
Zion Williamson hit a 3-foot two point shot
Q4 2:11 · NO 121-120 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 9:48 · NO 106-109 NY
- Go-ahead
Miles McBride hit a 23-foot three jumper, Mikal Bridges with the assist
Q4 2:28 · NO 119-120 NY
- Winner
OG Anunoby hit a 1-foot driving dunk, Miles McBride with the assist
Q4 1:48 · NO 121-122 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NO | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 20 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 35 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
