⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 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, 27 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q3 1:37 · CHA 73-66 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devonte' Graham back court turnover
Q4 1:22 · CHA 88-81 NY
- Missed FT
Devonte' Graham misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:21 · CHA 92-86 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 7:09 · CHA 9-20 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 3:44 · CHA 81-74 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 3:44 · CHA 81-74 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
