⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second 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
Lived at the line, 37 free throws to their 21- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the second quarter
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q2 4:52 · ORL 62-49 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 24
Q4 6:56 · ORL 108-84 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q4 3:41 · ORL 116-86 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q4 11:10 · ORL 96-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
