⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 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, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-13 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 10:19 · ORL 14-2 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:41 · ORL 98-99 NY
- Technical
Josh McRoberts technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:03 · ORL 98-101 NY
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo inbound turnover
Q4 0:44 · ORL 104-111 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 3:25 · ORL 48-55 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · ORL 106-113 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 1 |
