⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of 22 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Lance Thomas out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:36 · NY 92-95 ORL
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball turnover
Q4 1:09 · NY 94-102 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Steal
Tobias Harris stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 1:09 · NY 94-102 ORL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q4 3:01 · NY 94-104 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
