⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 19 points ahead of 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eighteen- Made three threes to their nine
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
- Lead
Boris Diaw hit a layup, Raymond Felton with the assist
2OT 4:45 · CHA 90-88 NY
- Go-ahead
D.J. Augustin hit a 24-foot three jumper, Raymond Felton with the assist
2OT 1:42 · CHA 94-92 NY
- Lead
Raymond Felton hit a driving layup
2OT 1:07 · CHA 96-94 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
OT 3:55 · CHA 82-82 NY
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
OT 1:51 · CHA 82-84 NY
- Missed FT
Gerald Wallace misses free throw 1 of 2
2OT 3:00 · CHA 90-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:56 · CHA 75-68 NY
- Lead
Nate Robinson hit a 7-foot jumper
OT 2:45 · CHA 82-84 NY
- Go-ahead
Nate Robinson hit a driving layup
2OT 2:08 · CHA 91-92 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler offensive foul (D.J. Augustin draws the foul)
Q4 2:49 · CHA 80-80 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:49 · CHA 80-80 NY
- Turnover
Chris Duhon turnover
OT 0:02 · CHA 88-88 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
