⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 32 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
A 25-0 run took them from 7 down to 18 up in the third quarter- Made eight threes to their fourteen
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6 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
- 25-0 run
A 25-0 run took them from 7 down to 18 up
Q3 11:52 · NY 80-62 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q3 1:52 · NY 89-69 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:00 · NY 22-32 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 6
Q4 9:14 · NY 94-88 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 8 | Threes made | 14 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 7 | Assists | 10 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 15 |
| 19 | Blocks | 23 |
