⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 26 from three
- Beaten inside, 36 points in the paint to 52
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 11:29 · TOR 85-92 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Calderon turnover
Q4 4:35 · TOR 91-99 NY
- Turnover
Shawn Marion offensive foul (Al Harrington draws the foul)
Q4 1:57 · TOR 98-106 NY
- Turnover
Shawn Marion turnover
Q4 1:57 · TOR 98-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jared Jeffries bad pass
Q4 4:39 · TOR 91-99 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 24 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
