⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 5:17 · NY 87-76 ORL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:43 · NY 104-96 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 10:41 · NY 67-67 ORL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
