⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 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 seventeen threes to their six- They went cold, six of 36 from three
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 39
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1 in the second 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 stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 3:00 · NY 86-63 ATL
Bad plays
- Flagrant
RJ Barrett flagrant foul type 1
Q1 9:02 · NY 7-4 ATL
- Technical
RJ Barrett technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:22 · NY 95-69 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 1
Q2 8:44 · NY 38-37 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:20 · NY 75-59 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
