⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 37 rebounds to 25- Owned the paint, 48 points inside to 30
- A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Made seven threes to their fourteen
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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 5 down to 11 up
Q1 7:54 · CHA 23-12 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 1:08 · CHA 34-17 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 10:00 · CHA 7-10 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:32 · CHA 106-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 14 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 35 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
