⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 11 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Beaten inside, 26 points in the paint to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 4:16 · NY 102-95 CHA
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 4:16 · NY 102-95 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 0:55 · NY 30-33 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 16 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 3 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
