⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ CHA better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 17 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, 64 points inside to 40- A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25 in the second 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
- Technical
Charles Lee technical foul
Q3 7:36 · CHA 61-81 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 0:44 · CHA 31-42 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 25
Q2 2:06 · CHA 47-72 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 27
Q4 5:54 · CHA 89-116 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q3 7:36 · CHA 61-81 NY
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q4 7:02 · CHA 86-106 NY
📊The numbers
| CHA | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 57% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
