⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ OKC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 35 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
- Beaten inside, 20 points in the paint to 46
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 10-point deficit to 2
Q1 3:50 · NY 18-20 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 0:30 · NY 26-25 OKC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Landry Shamet misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:41 · NY 91-96 OKC
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:45 · NY 92-100 OKC
Thunder
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:33 · NY 10-20 OKC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 6:43 · NY 31-44 OKC
- Steal
Cason Wallace stole it from Jalen Brunson
Q4 2:45 · NY 92-100 OKC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort offensive foul turnover
Q4 4:54 · NY 89-94 OKC
- Turnover
Luguentz Dort offensive foul turnover
Q4 0:51 · NY 98-103 OKC
📊The numbers
| NY | OKC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
