⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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 stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 1:50 · NY 30-16 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 5:48 · NY 92-87 TOR
- Steal
RJ Barrett stole it from Kyle Lowry
Q4 0:04 · NY 102-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · NY 93-89 TOR
- Turnover
Julius Randle out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 1:05 · NY 95-92 TOR
- Turnover
Alec Burks bad pass
Q4 0:14 · NY 98-96 TOR
Raptors
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 6
Q3 6:51 · NY 72-66 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 3:17 · NY 78-76 TOR
- Steal
Kyle Lowry stole it from Alec Burks
Q4 0:14 · NY 98-96 TOR
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kyle Lowry misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:53 · NY 95-91 TOR
- Turnover
Pascal Siakam double dribble turnover
Q4 0:11 · NY 98-96 TOR
- Turnover
Kyle Lowry bad pass
Q4 0:04 · NY 102-96 TOR
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
