⏱️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, then it evened out by full time.
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
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their twenty- A 12-0 run from level to 12 points 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 10:45 · CHA 14-2 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Cody Zeller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · CHA 100-95 NY
- Missed FT
Jeremy Lamb misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:10 · CHA 105-102 NY
- Missed FT
Kemba Walker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · CHA 106-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q1 0:21 · CHA 40-31 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
