⏱️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, 11 points worse 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, 58 free throws to their 33
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:33 · NY 16-10 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:16 · NY 95-90 ATL
- Lead
Nate Robinson hit a driving layup
OT 1:05 · NY 108-106 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 0:49 · NY 97-95 ATL
- Turnover
Jackie Butler offensive foul (Al Harrington draws the foul)
OT 0:33 · NY 109-109 ATL
- Turnover
Jackie Butler turnover
OT 0:33 · NY 109-109 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 4:52 · NY 56-68 ATL
- Ties it
Joe Johnson hit a 25-foot three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
OT 0:47 · NY 109-109 ATL
- Lead
Salim Stoudamire hit a three jumper, Zaza Pachulia with the assist
2OT 3:25 · NY 113-116 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
2OT 1:47 · NY 115-117 ATL
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
2OT 1:19 · NY 117-117 ATL
- Turnover
Al Harrington bad pass
2OT 0:49 · NY 118-117 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 40 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 23 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
