⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
-15Q124-40
+2Q232-29
-2Q331-30
-5Q419-22
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Made twenty threes to their thirteen- They went cold, thirteen of 46 from three
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
14Offensive rebounds6
28%Three-point accuracy44%
9Free throws made15
13Points off turnovers8
🏀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 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 7:57 · CHA 74-83 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 13 | Threes made | 20 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
