⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter but fell behind it by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 eleven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q4 4:09 · CHA 114-110 NY
- Winner
Kemba Walker hit a 25-foot three jumper
OT 4:50 · CHA 120-117 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 0:21 · CHA 122-117 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Dwight Howard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:08 · CHA 77-66 NY
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:58 · CHA 114-112 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:59 · CHA 114-114 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 3
Q3 1:32 · CHA 89-86 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 10:00 · CHA 94-94 NY
- Lead
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 26-foot three jumper, Trey Burke with the assist
Q4 0:40 · CHA 114-117 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Trey Burke out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 3:56 · CHA 107-110 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 4 | Assists | 1 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 27 |
