⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 27 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 41
- A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17 in the fourth 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 3:23 · NY 27-17 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 17
Q4 10:51 · NY 95-78 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 5
Q2 0:31 · NY 57-52 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 2:21 · NY 82-74 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
