⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 6:03 · ORL 76-68 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Carter-Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:56 · ORL 17-21 NY
- Technical
Dwayne Bacon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:04 · ORL 91-80 NY
- Technical
Nikola Vucevic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:29 · ORL 102-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:25 · ORL 17-22 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 3:38 · ORL 19-30 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 7 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 16 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
