⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 30- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 8:48 · ORL 22-9 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q1 2:28 · ORL 35-21 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 0:02 · ORL 68-48 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 16 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 28 | Assists | 21 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
