⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 35 from three
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:11 · NY 51-57 TOR
- Steal
Tyson Chandler stole it from Amir Johnson
Q4 2:12 · NY 78-84 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 8:19 · NY 40-54 TOR
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:52 · NY 75-80 TOR
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:08 · NY 79-84 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 11:42 · NY 23-30 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan traveling
Q4 3:56 · NY 76-82 TOR
- Turnover
Amir Johnson lost ball
Q4 2:12 · NY 78-84 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
