⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 23
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 6 down to 3 up
Q2 10:40 · NY 24-21 ATL
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q2 6:01 · NY 44-32 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle O'Quinn offensive foul (Lamar Patterson draws the foul)
Q4 0:50 · NY 76-69 ATL
- Turnover
Kyle O'Quinn turnover
Q4 0:50 · NY 76-69 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
