⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 31- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 15-6 off them
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 stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q2 3:39 · NY 61-44 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q2 0:48 · NY 69-46 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 28
Q3 8:34 · NY 82-54 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 8:27 · NY 38-34 CHA
- Technical
Al Jefferson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · NY 97-64 CHA
- Technical
Gerald Henderson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:24 · NY 97-64 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 1 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
