⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33- A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their seven, and outscored them 18-7 off them
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 14
Q3 1:32 · NY 97-83 TOR
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q4 2:29 · NY 120-103 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 6:12 · NY 13-18 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 17 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Assists | 31 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
