⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, nine free throws to their 26
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:58 · NY 13-4 CHA
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run from level to 18 points up
Q2 6:16 · NY 58-40 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Fred Jones bad pass
Q4 3:16 · NY 103-102 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:12 · NY 86-83 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 10:33 · NY 90-91 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:24 · NY 100-102 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Richardson lost ball
Q4 3:19 · NY 103-102 CHA
- Turnover
Earl Boykins traveling
Q4 1:43 · NY 107-104 CHA
- Missed FT
Jason Richardson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:02 · NY 109-105 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 73 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 3 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
