⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q3 11:25 · ORL 51-50 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Pat Garrity Lost Ball. Stolen by Shandon Anderson.
Q4 2:51 · ORL 89-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 3:40 · ORL 39-47 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kurt Thomas Bad Pass. Stolen by Monty Williams.
Q4 4:13 · ORL 87-87 NY
- Missed FT
Charlie Ward missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:45 · ORL 89-87 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
