⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second quarter
- Made four threes to their ten
- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their eleven
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 1:39 · CHA 52-44 NY
- Steal
Gerald Wallace stole it from Wilson Chandler
Q4 2:00 · CHA 91-84 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton lost ball
Q4 2:48 · CHA 91-83 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:41 · CHA 7-12 NY
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Raymond Felton
Q4 2:48 · CHA 91-83 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Larry Hughes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:00 · CHA 47-44 NY
- Missed FT
Al Harrington misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:48 · CHA 91-84 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler lost ball
Q4 2:00 · CHA 91-84 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
