⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their 22- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 33
- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 20
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 7 down to 2 up
Q1 0:52 · CHA 28-26 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Henderson misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q2 2:58 · CHA 35-42 NY
- Technical
Tyrus Thomas technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q3 8:59 · CHA 44-52 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:21 · CHA 0-8 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 10:33 · CHA 28-35 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 6:47 · CHA 63-90 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jared Jeffries flagrant foul type 1 (Gerald Henderson draws the foul)
Q2 2:58 · CHA 35-42 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 10 | Assists | 26 |
| 20 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
