⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 28 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 40- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 28
- A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 7:35 · ORL 38-39 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 6:52 · ORL 82-103 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 17
Q2 2:42 · ORL 47-64 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 34
Q3 3:34 · ORL 60-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 15 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
