⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 1:06 · NY 27-24 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:50 · NY 39-29 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 0:04 · NY 54-35 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Offensive Foul
Q4 2:51 · NY 84-78 TOR
- Turnover
Latrell Sprewell Foul
Q4 2:51 · NY 84-78 TOR
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass. Stolen by Alvin Williams
Q4 2:32 · NY 84-78 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 3:14 · NY 67-54 TOR
Bad plays
- Technical
Keon Clark Technical Foul
Q4 11:27 · NY 71-57 TOR
- Turnover
Chris Childs Bad Pass. Stolen by Allan Houston
Q4 2:38 · NY 84-78 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
