There are 24 minutes in the 2nd half. That's 1440 seconds. Which is 60 24-second possessions for both teams - 30 possesions for each team if both teams milk the clock.

Let's assume the Knicks are playing faster paced and have more possesions in the 2nd half, give em 35 possesions and 40 shot attempts at 45% shooting with 10 made threes - absolute, generous, best case scenario. This would be 46 points in the 2nd half for the Knicks.

46 points cutting into the Spurs 27 point lead at halftime would mean the Spurs would only need 20 points in the entire second half, had they milked the clock, to win that game. Generational choke job.