⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
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
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their 27, and were outscored 36-16 off them- Won the second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to six
- Made eight threes to their fifteen
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 6:18 · NY 18-14 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q2 4:26 · NY 52-41 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q4 6:26 · NY 98-83 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · NY 111-105 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 5:03 · NY 74-69 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:22 · NY 79-77 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 5
Q4 1:37 · NY 110-105 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Paul Millsap technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:24 · NY 98-86 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 61% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 36 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 14 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
