Win probability changed during the game. · 15 November 2024
It was more exciting than 64% of NBA games since 2017
It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.
Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when NYK leads and falls when BKN does.
Rotations · who was on the floor
Closing lineup · BKN
Thomas · Johnson · Schroder · Finney-Smith · Williams
Closing lineup · NYK
Bridges · Hart · Brunson · Hukporti · Payne
Cam Thomas
39′ · -1
Cameron Johnson
36′ · +4
Dennis Schroder
34′ · +10
Dorian Finney-Smith
32′ · +19
Ben Simmons
25′ · 0
Ziaire Williams
28′ · +4
Noah Clowney
13′ · -17
Keon Johnson
12′ · -6
Shake Milton
6′ · -12
Jalen Wilson
16′ · -11
Mikal Bridges
41′ · +7
Josh Hart
40′ · +2
OG Anunoby
39′ · +10
Jalen Brunson
34′ · -1
Jericho Sims
18′ · +6
Ariel Hukporti
30′ · -4
Cameron Payne
19′ · -5
Tyler Kolek
7′ · -5
Pacome Dadiet
12′ · 0
Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. BKN and NYK.
These lineups played the most minutes together.
Brooklyn Nets
Simmons, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Thomas, and Schroder played 14.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Finney-Smith, Johnson, Williams, Thomas, and Schroder played 9.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
Williams, Johnson, Wilson, Clowney, and Schroder played 5.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
New York Knicks
Anunoby, Hart, Bridges, Brunson, and Sims played 18.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Hukporti, and Dadiet played 6.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Payne, Anunoby, Hart, Bridges, and Hukporti played 6.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 11 points.
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Brooklyn Nets
Finney-Smith, Williams, Johnson, Wilson, and Schroder played 3.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Milton, Williams, Johnson, Thomas, and Clowney played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Simmons, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Thomas, and Wilson played 2.6 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Simmons, Johnson, Williams, Thomas, and Clowney played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Milton, Johnson, Thomas, Wilson, and Clowney played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Simmons, Johnson, Williams, Thomas, and Wilson played 1.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Simmons, Finney-Smith, Johnson, Williams, and Thomas played 1.6 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Simmons, Johnson, Williams, Thomas, and Schroder played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
New York Knicks
Payne, Hart, Bridges, Brunson, and Hukporti played 4.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Payne, Hart, Hukporti, Kolek, and Dadiet played 4.2 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Anunoby, Hart, Bridges, Brunson, and Hukporti played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Payne, Anunoby, Hart, Hukporti, and Kolek played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Payne, Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, and Hukporti played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
▸See where these figures come from
The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.
Game context
Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.
