⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 21
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 10:15 · NY 61-49 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Andrea Bargnani bad pass
Q4 3:01 · NY 79-85 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 7:20 · NY 34-34 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 4:13 · NY 79-85 TOR
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · NY 79-85 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
