⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
0Q125-28
+6Q234-27
-5Q319-24
-10Q421-32
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35
Key battles
20Points off turnovers11
8Fast break points12
11Turnovers15
19Free throws made25
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 9:41 · NY 82-90 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jameer Nelson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:00 · NY 92-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
