⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 1:07 · ORL 33-28 NY
- Steal
Rafer Alston stole it from Jared Jeffries
Q4 0:17 · ORL 110-103 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Rafer Alston double technical foul
Q3 4:58 · ORL 76-65 NY
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:02 · ORL 102-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 5:15 · ORL 22-24 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:19 · ORL 90-88 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nate Robinson offensive foul (Marcin Gortat draws the foul)
Q4 1:49 · ORL 103-100 NY
- Turnover
Nate Robinson turnover
Q4 1:49 · ORL 103-100 NY
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries bad pass
Q4 0:17 · ORL 110-103 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
