⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 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 seventeen threes to their ten- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 31
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 3
- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q2 11:12 · NY 43-35 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 30
Q4 10:02 · NY 103-73 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 36
Q4 6:45 · NY 111-75 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 9:26 · NY 5-15 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 17 | Threes made | 10 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 22 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
