⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the third quarter- Went cold from three, seven of 25
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q4 2:44 · ORL 112-117 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jonathon Simmons out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 4:37 · ORL 101-109 NY
- Turnover
Wesley Iwundu bad pass
Q4 0:15 · ORL 112-118 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q3 8:37 · ORL 76-77 NY
- Steal
Lance Thomas stole it from Wesley Iwundu
Q4 0:15 · ORL 112-118 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Enes Kanter misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:24 · ORL 109-117 NY
- Missed FT
Enes Kanter misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:24 · ORL 109-117 NY
- Missed FT
Frank Ntilikina misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:16 · ORL 112-117 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 5 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 15 | Blocks | 15 |
