⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 28 fast break points to 16
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q2 3:15 · ORL 50-48 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Keyon Dooling misses technical free throw
Q1 3:49 · ORL 16-19 NY
- Missed FT
Rashard Lewis misses technical free throw
Q3 3:28 · ORL 67-71 NY

Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:07 · ORL 64-68 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jared Jeffries technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:28 · ORL 67-71 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 28 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |









