⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. 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, 13 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, 31 free throws to their twenty- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 36
- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 52
- A 21-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 22 in the first 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
- 21-0 run
A 21-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 22
Q1 1:56 · NY 49-27 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 22
Q2 4:33 · NY 69-47 ATL
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 31
Q2 1:08 · NY 84-53 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 4:02 · NY 98-69 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q2 8:54 · NY 51-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 23
Q3 5:37 · NY 98-75 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 15 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 30 | Assists | 20 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
