⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their six
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:40 · ORL 8-2 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 7:01 · ORL 18-7 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:20 · ORL 38-26 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wendell Carter Jr. bad pass
Q4 3:10 · ORL 88-87 NY
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · ORL 98-100 NY
- Turnover
Jalen Suggs bad pass
Q4 0:01 · ORL 98-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:41 · ORL 41-40 NY
- Go-ahead
Julius Randle hit a 27-foot three jumper, Immanuel Quickley with the assist
Q4 2:54 · ORL 88-90 NY
- Go-ahead
Jalen Brunson hit a 21-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 2:26 · ORL 91-92 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:00 · ORL 86-85 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 3:32 · ORL 88-87 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 1:46 · ORL 91-92 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 15 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
