⏱️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
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ORL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Magic won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 22 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges lost ball turnover
Q4 3:49 · NY 84-92 ORL
- Turnover
Precious Achiuwa bad pass
Q4 3:26 · NY 84-92 ORL
Magic
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q3 2:14 · NY 65-75 ORL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Anthony Black misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:07 · NY 84-91 ORL
📊The numbers
| NY | ORL | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
