⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of 21 from three- Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their eighteen
- A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 0:56 · NY 59-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass
Q4 2:58 · NY 89-95 ORL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 2:24 · NY 89-95 ORL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Bad Pass. Stolen by Cuttino Mobley.
Q4 0:18 · NY 94-99 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 9 down to 3 up
Q3 7:37 · NY 66-69 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 7:13 · NY 84-91 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:19 · NY 89-95 ORL
- Missed FT
Cuttino Mobley missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:17 · NY 94-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
