⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their eleven- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 8
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 15-point lead to 23
Q3 9:01 · NY 82-59 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 15
Q3 5:29 · NY 88-73 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 21
Q4 2:56 · NY 124-103 CHA
Bad plays
- Technical
Nick Richards technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 11:09 · NY 32-29 CHA
- Technical
Bryce McGowens flopping technical foul
Q4 5:21 · NY 116-93 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 25 | Assists | 21 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
