⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Raptors got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Raptors won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 30- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36
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 took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 10:11 · TOR 14-5 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 11:44 · TOR 38-27 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 4:45 · TOR 86-62 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 22 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
