⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their twenty- A 14-0 run dragged them back level in the third quarter
- Made fourteen threes to their 22
- They shot well above their usual, 22 of 52 from three
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 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.
Spurs
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 6 down to 5 up
Q1 7:45 · SA 18-13 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 8:31 · SA 86-86 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q4 5:37 · SA 118-116 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Harrison Barnes bad pass turnover
Q4 2:03 · SA 124-121 NY
- Missed FT
Luke Kornet misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:49 · SA 126-123 NY
- Turnover
Keldon Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · SA 134-129 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 5:21 · SA 18-24 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q2 6:36 · SA 52-71 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q3 2:02 · SA 93-102 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q1 2:03 · SA 29-31 NY
- Flagrant
Tyler Kolek flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:11 · SA 31-43 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson bad pass turnover
Q4 4:38 · SA 113-116 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 14 | Threes made | 22 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
