⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 28 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 7:22 · ORL 42-37 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Hedo Turkoglu misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:24 · ORL 91-97 NY
- Turnover
Dwight Howard lost ball
Q4 2:46 · ORL 91-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q3 7:46 · ORL 62-72 NY
- Steal
Jared Jeffries stole it from Dwight Howard
Q4 2:46 · ORL 91-99 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:13 · ORL 90-95 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
