⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Spurs got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Spurs won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 22
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:12 · NY 38-40 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:15 · NY 64-57 SA
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q1 3:24 · NY 17-24 SA
- Turnover
Jalen Brunson lost ball turnover
Q4 4:57 · NY 100-106 SA
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · NY 104-111 SA
Spurs
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Vassell misses technical free throw
Q1 3:24 · NY 17-24 SA
- Missed FT
Julian Champagnie misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q3 10:54 · NY 64-62 SA
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:21 · NY 102-108 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
