⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 28- A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 1:57 · NY 27-18 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 9:34 · NY 90-79 TOR
- Steal
Langston Galloway stole it from James Johnson
Q4 0:00 · NY 103-98 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:31 · NY 97-90 TOR
- Turnover
Alexey Shved bad pass
Q4 0:48 · NY 100-96 TOR
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 103-98 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 7:58 · NY 36-38 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 5:41 · NY 97-92 TOR
- Steal
DeMar DeRozan stole it from Alexey Shved
Q4 0:48 · NY 100-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · NY 103-98 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
