⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of 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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first 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
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 1:51 · NY 54-43 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 9:48 · NY 7-3 TOR
- Turnover
24 second
Q4 1:00 · NY 103-97 TOR
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:08 · NY 108-102 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 5:31 · NY 38-39 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:53 · NY 103-102 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Milt Palacio missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:24 · NY 97-89 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
