⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the first quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Spurs
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 6:07 · SA 19-14 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 0:37 · SA 59-48 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q4 4:50 · SA 95-94 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:04 · SA 90-94 NY
- Turnover
Victor Wembanyama lost ball turnover
Q4 0:57 · SA 95-99 NY
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:21 · SA 95-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:22 · SA 86-94 NY
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 23-foot three jumper, Mikal Bridges with the assist
Q4 1:50 · SA 95-97 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 1:50 · SA 95-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
