⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 25- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 31-16 off them
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 dragged them back level
Q1 8:44 · NY 8-8 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 8:15 · NY 37-31 ORL
- Steal
Eddy Curry stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 2:15 · NY 92-85 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 3:32 · NY 92-84 ORL
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 2:32 · NY 92-84 ORL
- Turnover
Eddy Curry bad pass
Q4 1:30 · NY 94-88 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:15 · NY 0-8 ORL
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Eddy Curry
Q4 1:30 · NY 94-88 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 2:15 · NY 92-85 ORL
- Missed FT
Darko Milicic misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · NY 96-91 ORL
- Turnover
Hedo Turkoglu turnover
Q4 0:03 · NY 100-94 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
