⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of eighteen from three- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 1:02 · NY 32-23 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 0:13 · NY 56-48 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
Q4 1:45 · NY 90-96 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:00 · NY 56-56 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 3:17 · NY 69-77 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 10:56 · NY 75-86 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Bosh misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · NY 95-101 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
