⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Spurs.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Spurs did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q1 0:22 · SA 28-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 9:42 · SA 53-41 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q3 5:19 · SA 68-53 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Wembanyama misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · SA 85-88 NY
- Missed FT
Dylan Harper misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SA 90-93 NY
- Missed FT
Dylan Harper misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SA 90-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:43 · SA 83-83 NY
- Winner
Jalen Brunson hit a 11-foot driving floating jump shot
Q4 1:05 · SA 88-90 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:29 · SA 86-88 NY
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · SA 88-91 NY
- Missed FT
Mikal Bridges misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · SA 90-92 NY
📊The numbers
| SA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
