⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse 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, 28 free throws to their seven- Looked after the ball, five turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 25-4 off them
- Lost the glass, 33 rebounds to 52
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the first quarter
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
- Lead
Jeremy Lin hit a driving layup
Q4 3:00 · CHA 91-89 NY
- Winner
Cody Zeller hit a layup, Spencer Hawes with the assist
Q4 0:00 · CHA 95-93 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:28 · CHA 93-93 NY
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:28 · CHA 93-93 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 2:39 · CHA 19-31 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q3 6:33 · CHA 58-68 NY
- Ties it
Arron Afflalo hit a layup
Q4 1:51 · CHA 91-91 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · CHA 93-93 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 19% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
