⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 14 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 31 free throws to their ten- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their sixteen, and were outscored 28-8 off them
- Made twelve threes to their twenty
- They shot well above their usual, twenty of 48 from three
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 6:55 · CHA 23-8 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q2 11:16 · CHA 41-20 NY
- Go-ahead
Nicolas Batum hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kemba Walker with the assist
Q4 1:30 · CHA 111-109 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 7:07 · CHA 50-29 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 9:55 · CHA 98-91 NY
- Ties it
Emmanuel Mudiay hit a layup
Q4 0:27 · CHA 113-113 NY
- Winner
Tim Hardaway Jr. hit a 28-foot three jumper, Noah Vonleh with the assist
OT 4:14 · CHA 113-116 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Noah Vonleh misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:28 · CHA 108-106 NY
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay turnover
Q4 1:21 · CHA 111-109 NY
- Turnover
Emmanuel Mudiay lost ball turnover
OT 1:28 · CHA 121-124 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 20 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 38 | Assists | 27 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
