⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+7Q126-15
-9Q225-31
+12Q332-19
-10Q423-29
▼ ORL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their five
Key battles
15Threes made5
2Blocks0
44%Three-point accuracy29%
16Points off turnovers10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 5:39 · NY 22-7 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 15 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
