⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. 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, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Magic.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Magic did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 34
- Made four threes to their ten
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 8:17 · ORL 16-8 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope technical foul
Q2 3:54 · ORL 43-43 NY
- Technical
Jalen Suggs technical foul
Q2 3:54 · ORL 43-43 NY
- Technical
Anthony Black technical foul
Q4 6:34 · ORL 77-91 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 5:05 · ORL 65-74 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 22
Q4 6:09 · ORL 77-99 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q4 6:34 · ORL 77-91 NY
📊The numbers
| ORL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
