⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 4:18 · NY 43-38 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 5:03 · NY 92-87 ORL
- Steal
Reggie Bullock stole it from Evan Fournier
Q4 0:05 · NY 94-93 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:31 · NY 94-90 ORL
- Turnover
Reggie Bullock lost ball turnover
Q4 0:22 · NY 94-93 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 8:57 · NY 8-14 ORL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:39 · NY 72-70 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 8:22 · NY 80-85 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Vucevic steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 2:57 · NY 90-87 ORL
- Missed FT
Aaron Gordon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:15 · NY 92-89 ORL
- Turnover
Evan Fournier bad pass
Q4 0:05 · NY 94-93 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 21 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
