⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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 nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 35 from three
- A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 25-14 off them
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 8 down to 7 up
Q4 7:35 · NY 116-109 ATL
- Winner
Immanuel Quickley hit a 9-foot two point shot
OT 4:47 · NY 124-122 ATL
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
OT 4:47 · NY 132-122 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 1:54 · NY 132-124 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 7 down to 9 up
Q1 6:03 · NY 23-32 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 0:30 · NY 67-72 ATL
- Ties it
Bogdan Bogdanovic hit a three jumper, Kevin Huerter with the assist
Q4 0:06 · NY 122-122 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic bad pass
Q4 1:32 · NY 118-118 ATL
- Missed FT
Brandon Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:27 · NY 120-118 ATL
- Turnover
Bogdan Bogdanovic offensive foul
OT 1:06 · NY 134-127 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Assists | 28 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
