⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
They went cold, thirteen of 49 from three- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third 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 stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 9:33 · NY 48-30 CHA
- Winner
Julius Randle hit a free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:41 · NY 105-104 CHA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
OT 3:11 · NY 118-106 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:43 · NY 24-18 CHA
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 3:05 · NY 104-101 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 6:57 · NY 53-44 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 0:36 · NY 89-93 CHA
- Ties it
Terry Rozier hit a driving layup
Q4 0:37 · NY 104-104 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Terry Rozier offensive foul
Q4 1:45 · NY 104-102 CHA
- Turnover
Terry Rozier turnover
Q4 1:45 · NY 104-102 CHA
- Turnover
Jalen McDaniels traveling
Q4 1:19 · NY 104-102 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
