⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:26 · TOR 20-11 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q1 1:04 · TOR 35-23 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 0:01 · TOR 55-44 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 3
Q2 3:48 · TOR 47-44 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q2 2:48 · TOR 47-34 NY
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · TOR 101-93 NY
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · TOR 101-93 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
