⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 27 from three
- A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 46
- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 68
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:41 · NY 13-0 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 29
Q2 1:57 · NY 76-47 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 31 | Assists | 11 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 24 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
