⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 25 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 25 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 35
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their nineteen, and were outscored 26-8 off them
- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33 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.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 5 down to 4 up
Q1 10:35 · ATL 9-5 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 60-point deficit to 49
Q3 7:34 · ATL 54-103 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jalen Johnson technical foul
Q2 1:55 · ATL 34-80 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 2 down to 12 up
Q1 7:50 · ATL 11-23 NY
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 17-point lead to 33
Q1 1:50 · ATL 15-48 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 31-point lead to 43
Q2 8:30 · ATL 19-62 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Karl-Anthony Towns technical foul
Q2 9:19 · ATL 15-48 NY
- Technical
Double technical foul - Mitchell Robinson and Dyson Daniels
Q2 4:39 · ATL 22-72 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 9 | Threes made | 13 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 33 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 35 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 16 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |