⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 17-9 off them- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 9
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Raptors
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 9:48 · TOR 15-5 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q1 7:10 · TOR 23-7 NY
- Winner
Gary Trent Jr. hit a 29-foot three jumper, Fred VanVleet with the assist
Q4 1:11 · TOR 89-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. offensive foul
Q4 1:51 · TOR 86-85 NY
- Turnover
Gary Trent Jr. turnover
Q4 1:51 · TOR 86-85 NY
- Missed FT
Gary Trent Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · TOR 90-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 6:09 · TOR 39-39 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 11:31 · TOR 50-50 NY
- Go-ahead
Derrick Rose hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:42 · TOR 86-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:47 · TOR 79-77 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 34% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 18 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
