⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ CHA better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hornets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 7
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 6:43 · NY 16-7 CHA
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 22
Q3 1:23 · NY 97-75 CHA
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses free throw flagrant 2 of 3
Q1 0:33 · NY 23-12 CHA
Hornets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 5:38 · NY 44-35 CHA
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Miles Bridges flagrant foul type 1
Q1 0:33 · NY 22-12 CHA
📊The numbers
| NY | CHA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 12 | Threes made | 13 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Assists | 19 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
