⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 3:27 · ORL 73-76 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 5 down to 9 up
Q3 0:41 · ORL 87-78 NY
- Winner
Tracy McGrady made Three Point Jumper.
Q4 1:39 · ORL 100-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass
Q4 2:24 · ORL 97-95 NY
- Turnover
Darrell Armstrong Bad Pass. Stolen by Shandon Anderson.
Q4 1:15 · ORL 100-98 NY
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 0:14 · ORL 102-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Latrell Sprewell made 11 ft Jumper.
Q4 2:04 · ORL 97-97 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Charlie Ward missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:43 · ORL 94-92 NY
- Turnover
Shandon Anderson Lost Ball. Stolen by Andrew DeClercq.
Q4 2:28 · ORL 97-95 NY
- Missed FT
Latrell Sprewell missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:25 · ORL 100-98 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
