⏱️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 fourth 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
They went cold, one of ten from three
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 3-point lead to 11
Q2 9:52 · NY 39-28 ATL
- Steal
Stephon Marbury stole it from Joe Johnson
Q4 1:51 · NY 100-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury bad pass
Q4 1:54 · NY 100-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q1 2:54 · NY 26-22 ATL
- Steal
Josh Smith stole it from Stephon Marbury
Q4 1:54 · NY 100-92 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson offensive goaltending
Q4 4:05 · NY 94-86 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 1:51 · NY 100-92 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 71% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
