⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
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
Made nine threes to their three- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q1 0:09 · CHA 36-30 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 1:05 · CHA 61-54 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 4:16 · CHA 97-82 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Emeka Okafor technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 8:37 · CHA 36-32 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:29 · CHA 76-72 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Eddy Curry technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 10:03 · CHA 32-30 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
