⏱️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. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ BKN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 27- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 20
- A 16-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 48 in the fourth 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 9:44 · NY 18-6 BKN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 32-point lead to 48
Q4 11:36 · NY 104-56 BKN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 45-point lead to 59
Q4 4:08 · NY 120-61 BKN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | BKN | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 27 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
