⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first 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, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up in the first quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 17 in the third 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 2 down to 14 up
Q1 4:07 · NY 30-16 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 25
Q3 2:23 · NY 81-56 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 30-point deficit to 17
Q3 9:47 · NY 67-50 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kirk Hinrich misses technical free throw
Q1 1:34 · NY 24-16 ATL
- Missed FT
Jerry Stackhouse misses technical free throw
Q3 4:47 · NY 67-46 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
