⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 24, and were outscored 29-19 off them
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
Q1 1:20 · NY 30-27 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 10:37 · NY 102-94 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Cameron Payne technical foul
Q4 8:39 · NY 102-94 ATL
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q4 4:39 · NY 110-102 ATL
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q4 3:08 · NY 112-103 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Dyson Daniels technical foul
Q3 2:01 · NY 88-83 ATL
- Technical
Trae Young technical foul
Q4 3:08 · NY 112-103 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 29 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
