⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 46- A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20 in the third quarter
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Frank Ntilikina flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:01 · CHA 55-70 NY
- Missed FT
Miles Bridges misses technical free throw
Q3 1:32 · CHA 62-84 NY
- Technical
Steve Clifford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 9:00 · CHA 74-98 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 2:27 · CHA 41-46 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 20
Q3 7:12 · CHA 55-75 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donte DiVincenzo misses technical free throw
Q4 9:00 · CHA 74-99 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
