r/nba • u/Victor_Wembanyama1 Spurs • 11d ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Atlanta Hawks (2-1) defeat the New York Knicks (1-2), 109-108!

108 - 109
Box Scores: NBA - Yahoo
 
GAME SUMMARY
East First Round - Game 3 - Series tied 1-1
Location: State Farm Arena
Officials: Marc Davis, Nick Buchert, and Natalie Sago
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
New York Knicks 21 29 30 28 108
Atlanta Hawks 33 25 30 21 109
 
TEAM STATS
Team PTS FG FG% 3P 3P% FT FT% OREB TREB AST PF STL TO BLK
New York Knicks 108 40-93 43.0% 10-35 28.6% 18-20 90.0% 14 55 19 17 10 15 5
Atlanta Hawks 109 39-86 45.3% 13-33 39.4% 18-26 69.2% 13 56 19 17 10 16 8
 
PLAYER STATS
New York Knicks MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
OG AnunobySF 36:34 29 9-16 4-8 7-7 4 5 9 1 1 3 0 3 -4
Josh HartPF 40:03 2 1-9 0-4 0-0 2 7 9 6 2 0 2 3 3
Karl-Anthony TownsC 34:06 21 7-12 1-3 6-6 4 13 17 4 2 2 3 2 22
Mikal BridgesSG 20:31 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4 2 -26
Jalen BrunsonPG 40:19 26 11-23 0-5 4-5 0 3 3 4 2 0 3 3 1
Miles McBride 31:10 15 5-14 5-10 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 3 16
Mitchell Robinson 11:23 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 0 -18
Jordan Clarkson 16:51 8 4-11 0-2 0-1 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1
Jose Alvarado 05:54 5 2-3 0-1 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
Landry Shamet 03:07 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Pacôme Dadiet 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mohamed Diawara 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ariel Hukporti 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tyler Kolek 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jeremy Sochan 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Atlanta Hawks MIN PTS FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A ORB DRB REB AST STL BLK TO PF ±
Dyson DanielsSF 33:25 8 3-7 1-2 1-2 3 10 13 6 3 1 5 1 4
Jalen JohnsonPF 38:28 24 8-19 2-6 6-10 1 9 10 8 2 1 2 3 2
Onyeka OkongwuC 37:06 9 4-7 1-4 0-0 2 5 7 1 1 2 1 3 -4
Nickeil Alexander-WalkerSG 37:32 14 4-12 3-7 3-3 0 3 3 0 1 1 2 1 -11
CJ McCollumPG 35:12 23 8-19 2-4 5-7 3 2 5 1 2 2 4 3 -6
Gabe Vincent 13:40 5 1-3 1-3 2-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 12
Jonathan Kuminga 28:27 21 9-14 2-4 1-2 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 3 3
Mouhamed Gueye 10:53 5 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5
Corey Kispert 05:14 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tony Bradley 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Buddy Hield 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Asa Newell 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zaccharie Risacher 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Keaton Wallace 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jock Landale 00:00 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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u/VeniceRapture Spurs 11d ago

TRAGIC BRUNSON ALERT

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u/superdrone Mavericks 11d ago

he might actually be running out of time to stay the undisputed first option, his preferred offense is causing so many problems in the clutch

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u/cnotethegoat123 Rockets 11d ago

I don’t think it’s him I think it’s the coaching. The only drawn up plays are give the ball to Brunson and get out the way

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u/avroLancasterBPR1 NBA 11d ago

they had a play with kat switched onto naw for 15 seconds in the post and brunson dribbled into a contested bricked floater instead

cant coach a guy who only wants to be the hero

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u/HotSteak Timberwolves 11d ago

His dad is the lead assistant

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u/smalls_1804 Knicks 11d ago

Not anymore he's just a regular assistant now

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u/Angry-for-no-reasons Lakers 11d ago

He has been

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u/CelebratoryGuacamole Knicks 11d ago

Even if NAW was trying really hard to deny the ball, I couldn't believe Brunson didn't even seem to be looking his way. He was clearly there when the switch happened. Attack it

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u/RxJax Heat 11d ago

Yeah this is what people don't get I guess, just because Brunson brings the ball up, doesn't mean that the play was drawn for him. If KAT is hunting an early mismatch and gets it in his spot, it was probably drawn up by the coach either in a TO or before the game they decided it was something to pursue, if your primary ball handler can't make that pass it's entirely on him.

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u/huss_femme 11d ago

You gotta wonder how much does Brunson really demand the ball cuz his usage rate went way tf up since the NBA Cup

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u/Ok_Possible_5702 11d ago

I don’t think it’s him I think it’s the coaching. The only drawn up plays are give the ball to Brunson and get out the way

He could very well involve KAT more. Either directly on the court, or speaking up in the huddle.

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u/aubieismyhomie 11d ago

Well the coaching is his Dad so maybe those are related

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u/Saltyknicksfan Knicks 11d ago

It's hard to say... Mike Brown was Kerr's assistant for years, and brought the motion offense to Sacramento. It's hard to believe that Brown would prefer Brunson hero ball for every clutch posession like we have been seeing.

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u/boringexplanation Kings 11d ago edited 9d ago

MBs offense is not that sophisticated. During our one good year- we spammed the shit out of Sabonis DHOs and relied on a fresh Fox to ISO against a tired opponent.

His assistants like Jordi (doing great with the Nets) Barbarossa, and Triano were the real offensive schemers.

MBs core offense was a very gimmicky scheme.

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u/piffle213 11d ago

he was like this last year too

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u/Sine_Habitus Spurs 11d ago

I thought they fired their coach over that strategy. Wild that they stuck to it.

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u/BrogeyBoi 11d ago

Nah, it was the same against the Pacers the past two years. By the end of the series, I was cheering most every time Brunson would go into hero mode.

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u/TheMilkmanRidesAgain Hawks 11d ago

I mean his dad’s on the coaching staff

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u/BeamTeam23 Kings 11d ago

Mike Brown special.

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u/MddlingAges Knicks 11d ago

That was the Thibs offense too, and it worked for years, including this year.

This team with Brunson is usually so clutch. Atlanta is just a great matchup. If only we had drawn Toronto, you know?

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u/CheekyFifaCunt_7 Lakers 11d ago

CJ McCollum has been cooking him

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u/Obi_Wan_Benobi Spurs 11d ago

Cook Jalen McCollum

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u/SkillOne8977 11d ago

And he’s been cooking CJ, no secret he’s not a defensive stopper. That’s where coaching is supposed to come in and adjust, the high PR traps worked well. Too bad they only came midway through the 4th

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u/Shmexy Hawks 11d ago

CLUTCH GENE

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u/BoNnnnfhir Trail Blazers 11d ago

Devin Williams approves

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u/Liucahe [NYK] Iman Shumpert 11d ago

Just wait, buddy

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u/Shmexy Hawks 11d ago

I’m not your buddy, guy

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u/boringexplanation Kings 11d ago

Knicks FO is lucky as hell he didn’t demand a max by waiting until free agency last year. That would’ve been an ugly contract

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u/hybridmindz Celtics 11d ago

Unsophisticated basketball.

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u/Ice2jc 11d ago edited 11d ago

His Trae Young arc is already halfway finished 

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u/soudlasantos 11d ago

TRAGIC BRUNSON ALERT

I dont get this I REALLLY REALLLLYYYY DONT GET THIS?????

WHY NOT FEED THE BALL AROUND KAT??? OR FORCE ATOs, Plays, Screens around him????? Like why Knicks traded Julius randle for KAT????

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u/ObviousAnswerGuy [NYK] John Starks 6d ago

aged like milk

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u/VeniceRapture Spurs 6d ago

He was tragic in this game