⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their fifteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 5:31 · TOR 22-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 0:00 · TOR 34-21 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jose Calderon lost ball
Q4 2:21 · TOR 86-82 NY
- Missed FT
Linas Kleiza misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:00 · TOR 87-82 NY
- Turnover
Jose Calderon lost ball
Q4 1:31 · TOR 87-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:53 · TOR 78-76 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 1:28 · TOR 87-90 NY
- Winner
Jeremy Lin hit a 25-foot threeer
Q4 0:00 · TOR 87-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:35 · TOR 84-77 NY
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · TOR 84-77 NY
- Turnover
Jeremy Lin out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:03 · TOR 86-80 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 11 | Blocks | 2 |
