⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 7:54 · NY 13-14 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 9:06 · NY 105-92 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 31 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
