⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 23 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 21 from three- A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:45 · ORL 70-76 NY
- Steal
Glen Davis stole it from Beno Udrih
Q4 1:06 · ORL 93-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic bad pass
Q4 2:12 · ORL 91-95 NY
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 1:39 · ORL 91-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 5:05 · ORL 19-22 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q2 9:26 · ORL 32-43 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 23
Q2 5:11 · ORL 39-62 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:23 · ORL 46-70 NY
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:07 · ORL 87-91 NY
- Turnover
Beno Udrih lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · ORL 93-97 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
