⏱️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
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their ten- Kept giving it away, thirteen turnovers to their seven
- Burned in transition, 3 fast break points to 19
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:56 · TOR 49-57 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:10 · TOR 97-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 10:58 · TOR 28-41 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 6:57 · TOR 32-49 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q3 0:00 · TOR 78-89 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · TOR 103-107 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · TOR 108-112 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
