⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 10:00 · NY 62-68 CHA
- Steal
Carmelo Anthony stole it from Boris Diaw
Q4 0:46 · NY 108-115 CHA
- Steal
Amare Stoudemire stole it from Derrick Brown
Q4 0:30 · NY 108-117 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 0:32 · NY 108-116 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:57 · NY 4-11 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:39 · NY 40-54 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 6:24 · NY 67-79 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Boris Diaw bad pass
Q4 0:46 · NY 108-115 CHA
- Missed FT
Derrick Brown misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:40 · NY 108-115 CHA
- Turnover
Derrick Brown lost ball
Q4 0:30 · NY 108-117 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 11 | Threes made | 7 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 64% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 19 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
