⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, twelve of 44 from three- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 41
A 13-0 run took them from 4 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 5:35 · NY 66-70 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 3:35 · NY 74-72 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 4:45 · NY 100-91 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Reggie Bullock flagrant foul type 1
Q3 8:17 · NY 55-63 ATL
- Missed FT
Alec Burks misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:26 · NY 100-92 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 9:22 · NY 7-16 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 13
Q2 3:35 · NY 41-54 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 8:11 · NY 88-87 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 12 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 12 |
