⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their nineteen- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 29 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q2 7:46 · NY 26-41 ORL
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · NY 28-44 ORL
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:21 · NY 94-101 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 4 down to 6 up
Q1 8:30 · NY 11-17 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · NY 93-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · NY 104-108 ORL
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · NY 109-113 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
