⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-15Q111-26
+13Q235-20
+3Q324-21
-4Q416-19
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse 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, seven of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen
- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to seven
Key battles
10Steals2
14Offensive rebounds7
47%Three-point accuracy29%
24Free throws made14
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
