⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 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, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, six of 26 from three
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q4 6:33 · CHA 83-82 NY
- Ties it
Boris Diaw hit a 23-foot three jumper, Gerald Wallace with the assist
Q4 1:46 · CHA 87-87 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emeka Okafor misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 5:00 · CHA 80-82 NY
- Missed FT
D.J. Augustin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:33 · CHA 84-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Winner
Wilson Chandler hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · CHA 87-88 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 7 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
