⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 40 from three- A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19 in the second quarter
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 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:38 · ORL 12-5 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 19
Q2 10:09 · ORL 46-27 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 11:12 · ORL 65-48 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:18 · ORL 93-88 NY
- Turnover
Markelle Fultz bad pass
Q4 0:37 · ORL 107-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q1 7:29 · ORL 12-16 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q3 7:33 · ORL 69-61 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 2:35 · ORL 73-73 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 12:00 · ORL 53-45 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
