⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 8:00 · NY 89-84 ORL
- Go-ahead
RJ Barrett hit a driving layup, Immanuel Quickley with the assist
Q4 1:54 · NY 96-95 ORL
- Steal
Julius Randle stole it from Cole Anthony
Q4 0:34 · NY 96-100 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Immanuel Quickley bad pass
Q4 3:01 · NY 94-93 ORL
- Turnover
Derrick Rose bad pass
Q4 0:31 · NY 96-100 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:08 · NY 19-21 ORL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q2 0:31 · NY 49-54 ORL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 5:20 · NY 58-68 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Cole Anthony bad pass
Q4 0:34 · NY 96-100 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
