⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made nine threes to their three- A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up in the third 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 7 down to 8 up
Q3 7:09 · NY 69-61 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 5:15 · NY 93-78 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Terry missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:46 · NY 22-21 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 3 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
