⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ PHI better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the 76ers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 30- Made seven threes to their thirteen
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:25 · NY 105-99 PHI
- Steal
Josh Hart stole it from Tyrese Maxey
Q4 2:39 · NY 105-99 PHI
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Karl-Anthony Towns misses free throw flagrant 2 of 2
Q1 9:22 · NY 6-7 PHI
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 2:21 · NY 105-99 PHI
- Missed FT
Miles McBride misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:22 · NY 108-102 PHI
76ers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:15 · NY 8-15 PHI
- Steal
Dominick Barlow stole it from Jalen Brunson
Q4 2:21 · NY 105-99 PHI
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyrese Maxey lost ball turnover
Q4 2:39 · NY 105-99 PHI
- Turnover
Dominick Barlow out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 2:08 · NY 105-99 PHI
- Missed FT
Tyrese Maxey misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:33 · NY 105-100 PHI
📊The numbers
| NY | PHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
