⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 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, 29 free throws to their seventeen- Looked after the ball, seventeen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 27-13 off them
- A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, five of twenty
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 5:56 · NY 15-10 ORL
- Go-ahead
Kurt Thomas made 8 ft Two Point Shot. Assisted by Allan Houston.
OT 2:25 · NY 79-78 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Keith Van Horn Offensive Foul
Q4 4:52 · NY 69-61 ORL
- Turnover
Howard Eisley Bad Pass. Stolen by Gordan Giricek.
Q4 1:13 · NY 73-66 ORL
- Turnover
Michael Doleac Traveling
OT 4:43 · NY 73-73 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Lead
Tyronn Lue made 19 ft Jumper.
OT 4:20 · NY 73-75 ORL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q4 3:27 · NY 73-78 ORL
- Winner
Tyronn Lue made 23 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tracy McGrady.
OT 2:11 · NY 79-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tracy McGrady Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
OT 3:03 · NY 75-78 ORL
- Turnover
Juwan Howard 3 second
OT 0:38 · NY 79-84 ORL
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
OT 0:17 · NY 83-85 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 27 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
