⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twenty, and outscored them 18-4 off them
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hornets
Good plays
- Winner
Steve Smith made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Brevin Knight.
Q4 2:30 · CHA 99-96 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:14 · CHA 105-99 NY
- Missed FT
Jason Hart missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · CHA 106-101 NY
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · CHA 107-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Kurt Thomas made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:47 · CHA 96-96 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Traveling
Q4 3:11 · CHA 96-94 NY
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 2:11 · CHA 99-97 NY
- Turnover
Jamal Crawford Lost Ball. Stolen by Brevin Knight.
Q4 0:45 · CHA 101-97 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 4 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
