⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ MEM better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Grizzlies.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Grizzlies did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 20- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 44
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Grizzlies
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 3:38 · MEM 24-40 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 5:04 · MEM 108-125 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| MEM | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 20 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 27 | Assists | 36 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 34 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
