⏱️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 third quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 32 free throws to their ten- Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 7
- A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 1:51 · NY 32-32 CHA
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q3 9:25 · NY 77-64 CHA
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q4 3:08 · NY 123-96 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hornets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q1 9:16 · NY 4-16 CHA
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 18 | Threes made | 15 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 29 | Assists | 27 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
