⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 24-7 off them- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:17 · ORL 35-35 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic bad pass
Q4 4:11 · ORL 84-91 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 1:15 · ORL 23-30 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 10:53 · ORL 80-86 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 1:04 · ORL 47-47 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 15 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
