⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 49
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 from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:36 · CHA 10-0 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 7:37 · CHA 19-5 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 3:36 · CHA 31-14 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q1 2:16 · CHA 31-25 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q1 5:45 · CHA 19-5 NY
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:34 · CHA 43-41 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:19 · CHA 95-77 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 13 | Threes made | 9 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 28 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
