⏱️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 first 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
Made nine threes to their two- They went cold, two of 21 from three
- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Beaten inside, 44 points in the paint to 62
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 3:09 · NY 51-39 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q4 7:35 · NY 95-78 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q3 6:41 · NY 62-55 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q4 3:58 · NY 95-86 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 9 | Threes made | 2 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 21 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 62 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
