⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their ten
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q1 0:41 · NY 31-39 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 0:02 · NY 57-54 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 0:52 · NY 100-103 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Enes Kanter out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:37 · NY 85-93 ORL
- Turnover
Michael Beasley lost ball turnover
Q4 3:20 · NY 87-95 ORL
- Turnover
Kyle O'Quinn out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:04 · NY 100-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 5:45 · NY 85-95 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:35 · NY 93-99 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 4 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 24 | Blocks | 11 |
