⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. 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, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:03 · CHA 51-55 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 8:42 · CHA 68-60 NY
- Steal
LaMelo Ball stole it from Kemba Walker
Q4 1:12 · CHA 101-95 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Cody Martin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:09 · CHA 83-78 NY
- Turnover
Kelly Oubre Jr. bad pass
Q4 0:51 · CHA 103-95 NY
- Missed FT
LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · CHA 103-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q1 9:29 · CHA 4-13 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:33 · CHA 80-78 NY
- Steal
Kemba Walker stole it from Kelly Oubre Jr.
Q4 0:51 · CHA 103-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 3:15 · CHA 96-93 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 3:15 · CHA 96-93 NY
- Turnover
Kemba Walker bad pass
Q4 1:12 · CHA 101-95 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 13 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 25 | Assists | 17 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
