⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 42
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 1:40 · CHA 26-20 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:30 · CHA 72-74 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 2:32 · CHA 87-85 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson bad pass
Q4 4:16 · CHA 79-83 NY
- Turnover
Stephen Jackson turnover
Q4 3:00 · CHA 79-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 4:31 · CHA 17-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q2 3:39 · CHA 42-46 NY
- Ties it
Wilson Chandler hit a driving layup
Q4 0:59 · CHA 87-87 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler offensive foul (Ronald Murray draws the foul)
Q4 2:10 · CHA 82-85 NY
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler turnover
Q4 2:10 · CHA 82-85 NY
- Turnover
Chris Duhon bad pass
Q4 0:28 · CHA 89-87 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 29 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 12 |
| 1 | Blocks | 10 |
