⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 37- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the second 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 6:41 · NY 69-65 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 0:22 · NY 112-104 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 7:56 · NY 38-46 ATL
- Steal
Mario West stole it from David Lee
Q4 0:22 · NY 112-104 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Bibby misses technical free throw
Q3 0:19 · NY 80-74 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 7 | Steals | 14 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
