⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 47 rebounds to 57
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 52
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 10:01 · NY 14-3 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:03 · NY 58-64 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q4 3:07 · NY 99-102 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kadeem Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:44 · NY 90-94 TOR
- Missed FT
Kadeem Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:44 · NY 90-94 TOR
- Missed FT
Dennis Smith Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · NY 92-97 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · NY 96-101 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 14 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
