⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-3Q126-27
+9Q223-16
+5Q326-20
-15Q415-31
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
6Fast break points0
15Free throws made30
7Steals11
10Offensive rebounds15
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
