⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ BKN better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Nets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Nets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their ten- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, eight of 29
- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their fifteen
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up 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.
Nets
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 14 down to 3 up
Q4 9:22 · BKN 87-84 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 0:45 · BKN 50-51 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 2:27 · BKN 65-75 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 3:13 · BKN 87-92 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · BKN 89-93 NY
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 92-93 NY
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:04 · BKN 92-93 NY
📊The numbers
| BKN | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 22 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
