⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their twenty- Gave up second chances, ten offensive rebounds to their three
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 15
Q3 8:22 · NY 60-75 TOR
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jared Jeffries flagrant foul type 1 (DeMar DeRozan draws the foul)
Q1 7:39 · NY 3-14 TOR
- Technical
David Lee technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:31 · NY 10-24 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 10:33 · NY 2-11 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q2 9:27 · NY 24-51 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q1 7:39 · NY 3-14 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
