⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 30- A 16-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 36 in the third quarter
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 1:00 · TOR 35-26 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 8:10 · TOR 51-38 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 36
Q3 6:22 · TOR 92-56 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 20
Q4 10:04 · TOR 100-80 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 14
Q4 4:31 · TOR 112-98 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Joakim Noah technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 9:15 · TOR 73-54 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 66 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
