⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 34- Looked after the ball, thirteen turnovers to their nineteen
- A 21-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 39 in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, twelve free throws to their 26
- Burned in transition, 2 fast break points to 16
A 15-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 24 in the third quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:06 · NY 31-29 ORL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q2 3:58 · NY 52-38 ORL
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 18-point lead to 39
Q3 8:45 · NY 88-49 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:06 · NY 45-38 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 39-point deficit to 24
Q3 1:15 · NY 90-66 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 9:41 · NY 93-74 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q2 3:06 · NY 45-38 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
