⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their seven- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their fourteen, and outscored them 23-4 off them
- Went cold from three, thirteen of 41
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 50
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 23
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 took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:33 · CHA 15-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 7:16 · CHA 71-67 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:10 · CHA 98-96 NY
- Turnover
Ben Gordon traveling
Q4 0:39 · CHA 98-98 NY
- Turnover
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist bad pass
Q4 0:07 · CHA 98-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:45 · CHA 6-12 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 3:31 · CHA 98-100 NY
- Winner
J.R. Smith hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · CHA 98-100 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 7 | Threes made | 13 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
