⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of twenty from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 6:43 · TOR 17-15 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:46 · TOR 34-36 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q3 1:46 · TOR 81-68 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
technical foul
Q3 1:31 · TOR 76-68 NY
- Turnover
Backcourt
Q4 1:30 · TOR 96-88 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis bad pass
Q4 4:46 · TOR 89-82 NY
- Turnover
Steve Francis bad pass
Q4 3:01 · TOR 92-84 NY
- Turnover
Eddy Curry lost ball
Q4 2:08 · TOR 94-86 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 60% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
