⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:26 · NY 47-46 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 10:48 · NY 55-51 TOR
- Winner
Jamal Crawford hit a 11-foot running jumper
Q4 0:03 · NY 98-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Rose misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · NY 90-87 TOR
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford offensive foul (Matt Bonner draws the foul)
Q4 1:51 · NY 90-87 TOR
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford turnover
Q4 1:51 · NY 90-87 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:40 · NY 4-8 TOR
- Ties it
Charlie Villanueva hit a 25-foot three jumper, Mike James with the assist
Q4 0:17 · NY 96-96 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
