⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their two- They went cold, two of twelve from three
- Beaten inside, 46 points in the paint to 62
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 0:39 · CHA 75-81 NY
- Steal
Stephen Jackson stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 2:15 · CHA 88-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q2 9:26 · CHA 29-37 NY
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Amare Stoudemire defensive goaltending
Q4 3:43 · CHA 95-99 NY
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari lost ball
Q4 2:15 · CHA 88-94 NY
- Missed FT
Landry Fields misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHA 93-97 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 2 | Threes made | 12 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 8 | Blocks | 11 |
