⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHI better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Bulls did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 34
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 6
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:01 · NY 12-6 CHI
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 33
Q2 6:38 · NY 69-36 CHI
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 37
Q2 2:52 · NY 78-41 CHI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Bulls
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Buddy Hield misses technical free throw
Q3 1:54 · NY 111-71 CHI
📊The numbers
| NY | CHI | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O. AnunobyF | 24 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 11-12 | +31 |
K. TownsC Double-double | 25 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 5-7 | +34 |
M. BridgesG | 22 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +31 |
L. ShametG | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-2 | +21 |
J. BrunsonG | 28 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 10-17 | 5-10 | 8-9 | +33 |
M. DiawaraF | 21 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 | +1 |
D. KnechtF | 16 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | -9 |
J. ClarksonG | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
A. DrummondC | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +3 |
M. McBrideG | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | +16 |
T. KolekG | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
J. WisemanC | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
P. DadietF | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
J. AlvaradoG | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Team | 135 | 57 | 27 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44-87 | 17-40 | 30-37 |
Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. SmithF | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -15 |
M. BuzelisF | 26 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-6 | 1-1 | -19 |
C. WilsonF | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2-12 | 1-7 | 0-0 | -22 |
N. PowellG | 22 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-5 | 6-7 | -34 |
J. GiddeyG | 27 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -26 |
P. WilliamsF | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 2-2 | +3 |
L. MillerF | 19 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | +6 |
T. JonesG | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 3-3 | -18 |
I. OkoroF | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
J. SellersG | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 2-2 | -5 |
N. EssengueF | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | -6 |
Z. CollinsF | 14 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -20 |
B. HieldG | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | +7 |
D. SwainG | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +5 |
J. HawkinsG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
| Team | 105 | 34 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 37-96 | 10-44 | 21-28 |
