⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their fifteen- A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 39 rebounds to 53
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 took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 8:27 · NY 12-11 CHA
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q4 2:50 · NY 87-97 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Immanuel Quickley misses technical free throw
Q4 6:40 · NY 71-91 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 1 down to 11 up
Q1 6:45 · NY 12-23 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 8:06 · NY 33-45 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 22 | Assists | 23 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
