⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 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, 11 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, ten turnovers to their 22, and outscored them 35-13 off them- Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 4
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 2:17 · ORL 29-17 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q3 9:22 · ORL 74-49 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Carlos Arroyo double technical foul
Q4 5:26 · ORL 102-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 10:40 · ORL 96-77 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 35 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
