⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL 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 Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 7
- Went cold from three, one of five
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 51
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 8:45 · ORL 14-5 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Francis misses technical free throw
Q1 7:33 · ORL 9-5 NY
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:45 · ORL 101-94 NY
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:32 · ORL 103-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:01 · ORL 41-39 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ORL 101-95 NY
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · ORL 101-94 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 27 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 0 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
