⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
0Q130-29
-1Q219-21
+5Q329-23
-3Q421-23
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, six of eight from three- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 29
Key battles
75%Three-point accuracy21%
4Offensive rebounds11
6Threes made3
13Free throws made21
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 75% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
