⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 10 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 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, 46 free throws to their 33
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
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler bad pass
Q4 4:00 · NY 90-89 ORL
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 1:54 · NY 93-96 ORL
- Turnover
Nate Robinson bad pass
Q4 1:04 · NY 93-98 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 5:31 · NY 90-93 ORL
- Winner
Rafer Alston hit a 24-foot three jumper, Courtney Lee with the assist
Q4 2:34 · NY 93-96 ORL
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Chris Duhon
Q4 1:54 · NY 93-96 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Rafer Alston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:49 · NY 93-98 ORL
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NY 94-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 14 | Assists | 14 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
