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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Knicks | 35 | 34 | 31 | 26 | 126 |
 Hawks | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 120 |
NYKTeam statsATL| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYK | 43-9047.8% | 20-4445.5% | 20-2871.4% | 45 | 30 | 16 |
| ATL | 42-8748.3% | 12-3237.5% | 24-3080.0% | 44 | 28 | 14 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
New York Knicks126| 38 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3-4 | +11 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 17 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 34 | 26 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 5-6 | 0 | +6 | +4.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 31 | 11-21 | 8-12, Career high (his best before, 7) | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +5.3 | |||||
| 25 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −6.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-14 | 1-9 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −6.5 | ||||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.0 | ||||
| 20 | 16 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 1-2 | −5 | +2.0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | −5 | +1.3 | ||||||||
| Team | 126 | 43-9047.8% | 20-4445.5% | 45 | 30 | 16 | 21 | 20-2871.4% | 12 | 9 | 6 | |||
Bench 39 points on 15 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Jericho Sims, Miles McBride, Dylan Windler, Evan Fournier, Ryan Arcidiacono and DaQuan Jeffries (coach’s decision).
Atlanta Hawks120| 35 | 18 | 4-16 | 2-5 | 8-10 | 0 | −5 | −1.9 | |||||||
| 35 | 18 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 2-3 | −6 | +2.1 | ||||||||
| 32 | 27 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +7.4 | |||||
| 28 | 13 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 26 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 11 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0 | −1 | −2.4 | |||||||
| 26 | 16 | 6-11 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | ||||||
| 20 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | ||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.3 | ||
| Team | 120 | 42-8748.3% | 12-3237.5% | 44 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 24-3080.0% | 9 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Kobe Bufkin, Garrison Mathews, Patty Mills, Mouhamed Gueye, Trent Forrest and Bruno Fernando (coach’s decision).
Knicks126Hawks120ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jalen Brunson scored 31 points (24 on 8 3-pointers), and the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 126-120 in the Hawks’ home opener at State Farm Arena.
Donte DiVincenzo’s 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 1:40 left in the third quarter.
The Hawks got within 109-108 on Dejounte Murray’s driving layup with 6:37 to play, but DiVincenzo answered with a free throw, and the Hawks got no closer. They had the ball down 2 with 24 seconds left, but Mitchell Robinson stole the ball from Trae Young, lifting the Knicks’ chance to win from 80% to 86%. A basket would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Hawks 15-8. Julius Randle scored 9 of the Knicks’ 15 on 2 for 3 shooting and 4 for 5 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Young had 2 of his 3 steals, and the Hawks scored 4 points off them.
RJ Barrett had 26 points and 6 assists. DiVincenzo added 16 points on 6 for 10 shooting off the bench, and Robinson had 7 points, 13 rebounds, 4 steals and 4 blocks.
For the Hawks, De'Andre Hunter scored 27 points on 8 for 13 shooting.
The Knicks shot 47.8% from the field and 45.5% from 3 to the Hawks’ 48.3% and 37.5%. The Knicks made 20 3-pointers, 8 of them by Brunson.
New York KnicksAtlanta HawksPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
106 points from the field on 90 shots: 5.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-26 | 53.8% | 66% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-16 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-28 | 50.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray | 33 | 12 | 4-9 | 0 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 13 | 11 | 4-6 | +6 |
| Trae Young | 6 | 3 | 1-5 | +1 |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 3 | 1-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Andre Hunter | 30 | 9 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Saddiq Bey | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Trae Young | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 5 | 2-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey | 25 | 2 | 1-3 | −7 |
| Jalen Johnson | 21 | 7 | 2-4 | −1 |
| Dejounte Murray | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 25 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
ATL win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NYK
50/50
ATL
Highest Leverage Moments
Randle 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q4 3:17
16.2%
37→21
Brunson 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 2:43
13.2%
34→21
Hunter 1' Running Dunk (24 PTS) (Young 12 AST)
Q4 2:37
13.2%
21→34
Barrett 15' Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS) (Brunson 5 AST)
Q4 2:16
13.2%
34→21
Barrett 1' Driving Layup (24 PTS)
Q4 3:58
13.1%
37→24
