⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+6Q130-24
-5Q227-31
+6Q326-19
0Q430-28
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their nineteen
Key battles
25Free throws made12
22Fast break points13
5Blocks3
48%Three-point accuracy38%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 6:49 · NY 106-87 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 8
Q4 3:14 · NY 106-98 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
CJ McCollum technical foul
Q3 11:40 · NY 57-55 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 14 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
