⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 24 free throws to their fourteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 10:18 · TOR 25-36 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:56 · TOR 84-94 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · TOR 92-97 NY
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · TOR 92-97 NY
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:12 · TOR 94-98 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 11 | Threes made | 10 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
