⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen- 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 8:33 · TOR 14-11 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 9:42 · TOR 58-53 NY
- Winner
Kyle Lowry hit a 6-foot two point shot
Q4 0:28 · TOR 97-95 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMar DeRozan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 3:33 · TOR 19-16 NY
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:18 · TOR 89-88 NY
- Missed FT
Rudy Gay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · TOR 99-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
J.R. Smith hit a 20-foot two point shot
Q4 2:39 · TOR 93-93 NY
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a two point shot
Q4 1:29 · TOR 95-95 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q1 3:33 · TOR 19-15 NY
- Missed FT
Amar'e Stoudemire misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · TOR 89-88 NY
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · TOR 97-95 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 19 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
