⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q3 5:18 · TOR 71-78 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jerryd Bayless misses technical free throw
Q2 1:53 · TOR 41-55 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 8:22 · TOR 10-25 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 11:23 · TOR 77-91 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:53 · TOR 41-55 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
