⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 24 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 30 from three- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their nine
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 5:18 · ORL 27-15 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson bad pass
Q4 2:42 · ORL 110-104 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · ORL 114-106 NY
- Turnover
Jameer Nelson lost ball
Q4 0:13 · ORL 116-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q2 2:29 · ORL 47-58 NY
- Steal
Chauncey Billups stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 2:42 · ORL 110-104 NY
- Steal
Toney Douglas stole it from Jameer Nelson
Q4 0:13 · ORL 116-108 NY
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Amare Stoudemire defensive goaltending
Q4 3:12 · ORL 110-104 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:20 · ORL 112-106 NY
- Turnover
Toney Douglas turnover
Q4 0:33 · ORL 116-108 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 36 | Free throws made | 39 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 15 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
