⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their fifteen- A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 7 down to 6 up
Q3 4:37 · NY 83-77 CHA
- Lead
Eddy Curry hit a slam dunk, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 1:32 · NY 101-99 CHA
- Winner
David Lee hit a tip shot, Jamal Crawford with the assist
2OT 0:00 · NY 111-109 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee lost ball
Q4 1:39 · NY 93-93 CHA
- Turnover
Eddy Curry 3 second
OT 2:06 · NY 99-99 CHA
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
OT 1:50 · NY 99-99 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- Lead
Gerald Wallace hit a layup, Emeka Okafor with the assist
Q4 0:56 · NY 93-95 CHA
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a driving layup
OT 4:41 · NY 95-97 CHA
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a 23-foot jumper
2OT 4:47 · NY 102-104 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
OT 2:21 · NY 99-99 CHA
- Turnover
Othella Harrington offensive foul (Eddy Curry draws the foul)
OT 1:47 · NY 99-99 CHA
- Turnover
Othella Harrington turnover
OT 1:47 · NY 99-99 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 66 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
