⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen
- A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the third 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q2 8:56 · NY 37-41 ORL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q3 1:13 · NY 87-91 ORL
- Steal
Allonzo Trier stole it from Nikola Vucevic
Q4 0:38 · NY 104-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover
Q4 3:31 · NY 100-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:57 · NY 100-100 ORL
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 108-103 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q3 11:35 · NY 61-69 ORL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 6:27 · NY 72-82 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic lost ball turnover
Q4 0:38 · NY 104-100 ORL
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:02 · NY 108-103 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
