⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️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 nineteen- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 29
- Went cold from three, four of thirteen
- Kept giving it away, 23 turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 26-15 off them
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the second 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q2 9:22 · CHA 33-28 NY
- Ties it
Raymond Felton hit a layup
Q4 0:09 · CHA 92-92 NY
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:09 · CHA 93-92 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:42 · CHA 78-79 NY
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:00 · CHA 79-83 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 4:54 · CHA 11-19 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Francis bad pass
Q4 2:38 · CHA 80-83 NY
- Turnover
Steve Francis lost ball
Q4 0:28 · CHA 85-89 NY
- Missed FT
Mardy Collins misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · CHA 90-91 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 25 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
