⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, two of thirteen from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 37
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
- Lead
Stephon Marbury hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:25 · NY 83-82 ORL
- Ties it
Stephon Marbury hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:25 · NY 82-82 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 3:59 · NY 86-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Rose misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NY 86-84 ORL
- Technical
Nate Robinson double technical foul
Q4 1:15 · NY 86-84 ORL
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 0:00 · NY 89-94 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:02 · NY 2-10 ORL
- Ties it
Jameer Nelson hit a three jumper, Hedo Turkoglu with the assist
Q4 1:06 · NY 87-87 ORL
- Winner
Jameer Nelson hit a 25-foot three jumper
Q4 0:38 · NY 87-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwight Howard bad pass
Q4 3:38 · NY 79-82 ORL
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 2:28 · NY 81-82 ORL
- Missed FT
Tony Battie misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:34 · NY 86-84 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 15% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 14 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
