⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 4:01 · ORL 19-21 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 10:40 · ORL 23-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 3:56 · ORL 41-56 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
New York team technical foul
Q1 4:47 · ORL 18-11 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
