⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Rod Strickland Bad Pass. Stolen by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 4:31 · TOR 97-99 NY
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:38 · TOR 97-104 NY
- Missed FT
Vince Carter missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:38 · TOR 97-104 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:15 · TOR 83-79 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · TOR 101-106 NY
- Missed FT
Nazr Mohammed missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:34 · TOR 101-106 NY
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:11 · TOR 103-109 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 57% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
