⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- Shot well above their usual, eleven of 23 from three
- A 25-0 run took them from 20 down to 5 up in the third quarter
- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 39
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 60
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:28 · TOR 16-17 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 10:56 · TOR 63-65 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Johnson offensive foul (Langston Galloway draws the foul)
Q4 3:49 · TOR 97-102 NY
- Turnover
DeMar DeRozan bad pass
Q4 1:25 · TOR 101-106 NY
- Missed FT
DeMar DeRozan misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · TOR 106-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 11:29 · TOR 4-9 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 3 down to 13 up
Q2 2:10 · TOR 52-65 NY
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 20 down to 5 up
Q3 2:47 · TOR 97-102 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 3:32 · TOR 97-102 NY
- Missed FT
Langston Galloway misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · TOR 109-110 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
