⏱️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 fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 30
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 6:43 · NY 44-34 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gray technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:47 · NY 64-52 TOR
- Technical
Aaron Gray technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 7:47 · NY 64-52 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 5 | Threes made | 2 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 15% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 23 | Assists | 15 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
