⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their eighteen
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 8:18 · CHA 14-12 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 3:36 · CHA 25-22 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 9:59 · CHA 93-80 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:37 · CHA 95-85 NY
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses technical free throw
Q4 3:10 · CHA 102-89 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q2 10:07 · CHA 34-37 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:10 · CHA 102-89 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 4 |
| 21 | Assists | 21 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
