⏱️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
They went cold, six of 25 from three- Beaten inside, 42 points in the paint to 60
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 108-102 ATL
- Turnover
Chris Duhon turnover
Q4 0:08 · NY 109-105 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q4 7:50 · NY 95-87 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:45 · NY 104-97 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 21 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
