⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 29 fast break points to 16- A 12-0 run from level to 12 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q1 11:00 · TOR 11-5 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 4:47 · TOR 24-16 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q2 11:40 · TOR 39-27 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Anthony Parker offensive foul (Chris Duhon draws the foul)
Q4 2:40 · TOR 104-96 NY
- Turnover
Anthony Parker turnover
Q4 2:40 · TOR 104-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 7:15 · TOR 67-68 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 29 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
