⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ TOR better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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 glass, 43 rebounds to 28
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:54 · TOR 82-84 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 0:35 · TOR 31-37 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 4:37 · TOR 93-104 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Brunson technical foul
Q2 1:17 · TOR 55-62 NY
📊The numbers
| TOR | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
