⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 31
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:30 · ORL 15-7 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q1 1:36 · ORL 42-25 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q2 0:03 · ORL 67-52 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anfernee Hardaway missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 9:40 · ORL 44-29 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
