⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q2 5:00 · NY 33-31 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q2 0:44 · NY 47-36 TOR
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q3 0:36 · NY 75-61 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 6:03 · NY 10-18 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
