⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 17 points behind 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16 in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 16
Q3 9:27 · NY 65-81 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 3:07 · NY 105-104 SA
- Winner
OG Anunoby hit a tip shot
Q4 0:02 · NY 107-106 SA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mitchell Robinson flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:41 · NY 20-37 SA
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:38 · NY 105-104 SA
Spurs
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:09 · NY 2-12 SA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q1 7:37 · NY 10-22 SA
- Lead
Stephon Castle hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · NY 105-106 SA
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass turnover
Q4 2:00 · NY 103-104 SA
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:47 · NY 103-104 SA
- Turnover
Stephon Castle steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 1:02 · NY 105-104 SA
📊The numbers
| NY | SA | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
