⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 35 from three- Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their sixteen
- A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 31 rebounds to 46
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 3 down to 8 up
Q1 6:37 · NY 19-11 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 9:23 · NY 65-67 TOR
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:22 · NY 103-106 TOR
- Turnover
Elfrid Payton bad pass
Q4 0:56 · NY 107-110 TOR
- Turnover
Bobby Portis bad pass
Q4 0:11 · NY 109-115 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 10 down to 3 up
Q2 7:32 · NY 40-43 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q2 0:34 · NY 53-62 TOR
- Steal
OG Anunoby stole it from Elfrid Payton
Q4 0:56 · NY 107-110 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · NY 109-116 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 49% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
