⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 52
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
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from DeMar DeRozan
Q4 2:45 · NY 80-83 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses technical free throw
Q3 2:51 · NY 55-55 TOR
- Turnover
Raymond Felton traveling
Q4 4:43 · NY 76-81 TOR
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 0:30 · NY 82-88 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:47 · NY 22-25 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:51 · NY 44-43 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses technical free throw
Q3 9:38 · NY 42-41 TOR
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 2:45 · NY 80-83 TOR
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:32 · NY 80-83 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 9 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 20 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 12 | Assists | 12 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
