⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ TOR better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better 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, 61 rebounds to 40- A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the third quarter
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 25
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 21
Q1 3:16 · NY 38-17 TOR
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q3 5:39 · NY 86-68 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Raptors
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 10
Q2 10:00 · NY 48-38 TOR
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:02 · NY 70-67 TOR
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 16 | Threes made | 11 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 25 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
