⏱️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 and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better 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, 21 free throws to their nine
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 4:18 · NY 17-11 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:37 · NY 67-55 ATL
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses technical free throw
Q4 4:11 · NY 95-79 ATL
- Technical
Raymond Felton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:48 · NY 97-79 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 7:56 · NY 37-31 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q3 6:37 · NY 67-55 ATL
- Technical
Al Horford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 4:11 · NY 95-79 ATL
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q4 3:48 · NY 97-79 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 5 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 20 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
