⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 29- Won the second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to 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 11:14 · ORL 8-2 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 8:18 · ORL 44-33 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q3 10:12 · ORL 66-46 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Suggs misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:34 · ORL 103-97 NY
- Missed FT
Paolo Banchero misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:55 · ORL 106-98 NY
- Missed FT
Goga Bitadze misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:02 · ORL 110-104 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 4:30 · ORL 21-20 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 2:14 · ORL 26-29 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 9:25 · ORL 65-46 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
