⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 25 fast break points to 12- A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 2 down to 16 up
Q2 3:06 · NY 57-41 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 6:39 · NY 72-55 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 9:33 · NY 61-53 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff McInnis technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:45 · NY 54-41 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
