⏱️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
▼ 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
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their sixteen- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q3 10:08 · NY 63-48 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:31 · NY 33-27 ATL
- Missed FT
Penny Hardaway missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 6:03 · NY 95-78 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Antoine Walker Technical Foul
Q4 6:03 · NY 95-78 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 2 | Threes made | 1 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 8% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 13 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
