⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Raptors.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Raptors did not.
From the game
Won the second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to ten- A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17 in the second quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 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.
Raptors
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:52 · TOR 104-108 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Scottie Barnes lost ball turnover
Q4 2:22 · TOR 111-112 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 17
Q2 3:28 · TOR 51-68 NY
- Steal
Jalen Brunson stole it from Scottie Barnes
Q4 2:22 · TOR 111-112 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:49 · TOR 111-112 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
