⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Winner
Courtney Lee hit a 26-foot three jumper, Kyle O'Quinn with the assist
Q4 1:38 · NY 102-101 CHA
- Steal
Courtney Lee stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 1:24 · NY 102-101 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 1:38 · NY 107-101 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- Lead
Kemba Walker hit a driving layup
Q4 2:00 · NY 99-101 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:24 · NY 102-101 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum offensive foul (Kristaps Porzingis draws the foul)
Q4 1:04 · NY 105-101 CHA
- Turnover
Nicolas Batum turnover
Q4 1:04 · NY 105-101 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
