⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHI better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Bulls.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls 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.
Bulls
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 5:56 · CHI 95-94 NY
- Steal
Josh Giddey stole it from OG Anunoby
Q4 1:31 · CHI 95-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Collin Sexton bad pass turnover
Q4 4:30 · CHI 92-94 NY
- Turnover
Matas Buzelis out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:10 · CHI 92-94 NY
- Missed FT
Josh Giddey misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:50 · CHI 97-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:03 · CHI 59-65 NY
- Winner
Karl-Anthony Towns hit a 26-foot three jumper, OG Anunoby with the assist
Q4 2:34 · CHI 95-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Hart out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:24 · CHI 92-94 NY
- Turnover
OG Anunoby lost ball turnover
Q4 1:31 · CHI 95-99 NY
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:55 · CHI 95-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CHI | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 16 | Threes made | 15 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
