⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse 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, 34 free throws to their sixteen- Owned the paint, 42 points inside to 26
- Made five threes to their twelve
- Went cold from three, five of 27
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 5:54 · NY 17-9 ORL
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 0:56 · NY 83-81 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q4 1:33 · NY 89-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:34 · NY 76-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:34 · NY 76-75 ORL
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:33 · NY 80-81 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Terrence Ross hit a 29-foot three jumper, Khem Birch with the assist
Q4 1:41 · NY 80-81 ORL
Bad plays
- Technical
Terrence Ross technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:16 · NY 62-49 ORL
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:14 · NY 75-73 ORL
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon bad pass
Q4 0:50 · NY 83-81 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
