⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:35 · NY 26-32 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 8:10 · NY 65-60 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 0:29 · NY 85-75 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford bad pass
Q4 0:35 · NY 99-95 TOR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NY 99-95 TOR
- Missed FT
Zach Randolph misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · NY 99-95 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 4:39 · NY 12-25 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Kapono misses technical free throw
Q2 11:17 · NY 12-21 TOR
- Missed FT
Carlos Delfino misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:00 · NY 97-95 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
