⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and were outscored 22-13 off them- A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 5:52 · NY 51-34 TOR
- Ties it
Derrick Rose hit a 1-foot two point shot
Q4 0:33 · NY 88-88 TOR
- Go-ahead
Courtney Lee hit a 25-foot three jumper, Carmelo Anthony with the assist
Q4 0:10 · NY 91-90 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Willy Hernangomez offensive foul (Cory Joseph draws the foul)
Q4 4:01 · NY 78-78 TOR
- Turnover
Derrick Rose offensive foul (P.J. Tucker draws the foul)
Q4 1:21 · NY 86-88 TOR
- Turnover
Derrick Rose turnover
Q4 1:21 · NY 86-88 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q2 1:22 · NY 53-47 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q3 0:02 · NY 67-71 TOR
- Lead
DeMar DeRozan hit a driving layup, DeMarre Carroll with the assist
Q4 0:30 · NY 88-90 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 12 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
