⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 36- Burned in transition, 10 fast break points to 22
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 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 10:55 · CHA 88-94 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 9:25 · CHA 88-103 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 17 | Threes made | 16 |
| 49% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
