⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their seven- A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28 in the third quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 4:36 · NY 67-86 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q4 6:42 · NY 93-112 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q4 3:41 · NY 105-117 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:33 · NY 85-106 CHA
- Technical
David Fizdale technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 8:33 · NY 85-106 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 1:46 · NY 24-34 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 10:23 · NY 49-77 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malik Monk misses technical free throw
Q4 8:33 · NY 85-106 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 12 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
