⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their three- Shot well above their usual, ten of fifteen from three
- Could not get to the line, thirteen free throws to their 27
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 54
- Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- Turnover
Eddie House offensive foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q4 2:38 · NY 97-96 ATL
- Turnover
Eddie House turnover
Q4 2:38 · NY 97-96 ATL
- Turnover
Toney Douglas lost ball
Q4 0:07 · NY 99-98 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- Steal
Al Horford stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 2:56 · NY 97-95 ATL
- Steal
Jamal Crawford stole it from Toney Douglas
Q4 0:07 · NY 99-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q4 10:41 · NY 81-74 ATL
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:53 · NY 97-95 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
