⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 61 rebounds to 31- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 29-12 off them
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 0:59 · NY 33-31 TOR
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q4 8:23 · NY 108-84 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q1 6:55 · NY 16-27 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 1:17 · NY 92-80 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
