⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, ten of twenty from three- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up in the second quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q3 2:10 · NY 82-74 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q2 11:06 · NY 30-38 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 5:41 · NY 98-94 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Marvin Williams flagrant foul type 2 (Lou Amundson draws the foul)
Q4 7:45 · NY 90-81 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 13 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
