⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Magic got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ORL better than we expected
-7Q127-36
+18Q238-19
+4Q324-22
+7Q429-23
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40- A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 24
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their seven
Key battles
7Blocks0
7Offensive rebounds16
10Free throws made19
13Points off turnovers23
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Magic
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 12 down to 5 up
Q2 11:13 · ORL 44-39 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Miles McBride misses technical free throw
Q4 2:50 · ORL 111-93 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 63% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 25 | Assists | 15 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |
