⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse 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, 43 rebounds to 33- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 in the fourth quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14 in the fourth 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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:59 · NY 16-12 TOR
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 6:52 · NY 77-62 TOR
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q4 8:59 · NY 106-81 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 11:18 · NY 33-32 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 3:29 · NY 50-48 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 14
Q4 2:19 · NY 112-98 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 28 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
