⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ WSH better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 48 rebounds to 28- Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 38
- A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 6:53 · NY 54-40 WSH
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 31
Q4 6:22 · NY 132-101 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Wizards
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 10:41 · NY 74-62 WSH
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | WSH | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 18 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
