⏱️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
+1Q131-23
0Q220-16
+5Q341-31
-5Q426-34
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 36- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
Key battles
22Fast break points8
26Assists15
3Blocks1
50Points in the paint34
🏀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 from level to 9 points up
Q1 9:11 · ORL 16-7 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
