⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better 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, 44 points inside to 28- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen, and outscored them 31-21 off them
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 4:22 · CHA 45-36 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Vasilije Micic bad pass
Q4 4:32 · CHA 85-86 NY
- Turnover
Brandon Miller out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:43 · CHA 88-92 NY
- Missed FT
Moussa Diabate misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:48 · CHA 92-96 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 9 down to 1 up
Q2 2:53 · CHA 45-46 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 6:00 · CHA 85-90 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 1 of 3
Q4 1:05 · CHA 90-94 NY
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:14 · CHA 93-97 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 15 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
