⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hornets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Hornets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hornets won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 38
- A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up 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.
Hornets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 5:00 · CHA 28-19 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:29 · CHA 15-19 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q3 3:17 · CHA 76-68 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 15 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
