⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 40
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 9:56 · NY 9-7 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 6:48 · NY 102-104 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Evan Fournier misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:17 · NY 105-112 CHA
- Turnover
Julius Randle offensive foul
Q4 2:48 · NY 106-114 CHA
- Turnover
Julius Randle turnover
Q4 2:48 · NY 106-114 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q3 1:20 · NY 83-95 CHA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee traveling
Q4 4:59 · NY 102-107 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 16 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 39 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
