⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 39
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
- Winner
Tim Thomas made 23 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kurt Thomas.
Q4 0:00 · NY 102-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tim Thomas Lost Ball. Stolen by Jason Hart.
Q4 4:52 · NY 87-85 CHA
- Flagrant
Kurt Thomas Flagrant Foul Type 1. His 5th Personal Foul.
Q4 3:44 · NY 91-89 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 6:15 · NY 87-87 CHA
- Ties it
Bernard Robinson Jr made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Kareem Rush.
Q4 0:49 · NY 99-99 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace missed Flagrant Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:44 · NY 91-89 CHA
- Turnover
Jason Hart Bad Pass. Stolen by Anfernee Hardaway.
Q4 2:54 · NY 93-90 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 34 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
