⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 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, 7 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 2:45 · ORL 28-17 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:30 · ORL 86-74 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 16 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 2 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
