Knicks vs Hawks Game Analysis: Score More
Game 6 will take place on April 30 in Atlanta, where the Hawks will attempt to stave off elimination, down 3-2 in the series.
However, they can’t expect to win if they score fewer than 100 points per game, as they did in Games 4 and 5. This is especially true now that the Knicks have ramped up their offence.
New York has superior depth, experience and star power with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges. They are improving while the Hawks maintain the status quo. Let’s see which team is ready to win this Game 6 with our Knicks vs Hawks prediction at PayPerHead.
New York Knicks Recent Scores: Offense is Generating
The Knicks had a nice run at the end of the regular season, beating teams like the Raptors, Celtics and even the Hawks. But in the playoffs, they had some fits and fumbles that the Hawks capitalized on (Games 2 & 3). Those games seem to be behind them, at least for this series.
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Atlanta Hawks Recent Scores: Solve the Riddle
The Hawks have the potential to score more points than they have during this playoff series, because they did just that in their last 8 games of the season – even when they lost.
- April 12: Hawks 117 – 143 Heat
- April 10: Hawks 124 – 102 Cavaliers
- April 8: Hawks 116 – 122 Cavaliers
- April 6: Hawks 105 – 108 Knicks
- April 3: Hawks 141 – 107 Nets
- April 2: Hawks 130 – 101 Magic
- March 30: Hawks 112 – 102 Celtics
- March 28: Hawks 123 – 113 Kings
Their lowest points were against the Knicks on April 6. If they can solve that problem, they have a shot at having a Game 7.
New York vs Atlanta History: One Point Difference
We went through the history of their last 4 games of this playoff series in a previous post, so I will simply summarize those games and add the relevant data of Game 5.
- Game 1, April 18: Knicks 113 – 102 Hawks (at New York).
- Game 2, April 20: Knicks 106 – 107 Hawks (at New York).
- Game 3, April 23: Knicks 108 – 109 Hawks (at Atlanta).
- Game 4, April 25: Knicks 114 – 98 Hawks (at Atlanta).
- Game 5, April 28: Knicks 126 – 97 Hawks (at New York). Jalen Brunson scored 39 points for the Knicks, while OG Anunoby contributed 17 and Karl-Anthony Towns added 16.
The Knicks made a statement in Game 5, winning 126-97. They won each quarter and were ahead 90-72 at the end of the 3rd quarter, but never let up. The Knicks added 36 points in the 4th quarter, compared to the Hawks’ 25.
Knicks vs Hawks Prediction for Game 6: Knicks in Six
Atlanta’s 2 wins are by 1 point each, whereas each of New York’s 3 wins is by at least an 11-point margin. Game 5’s spread was 29 points. The Knicks appear to be gaining confidence and momentum as this series progresses. Unless the Hawks have some kind of hometown secret weapon, the Knicks will wrap up this series in 6 games.
New York is favored by around 5 points because it’ll be playing on the road. We don’t think they’ll have a problem covering that.
Our Knicks vs Hawks prediction is that Game 6 will be similar to Game 5. The Knicks will come out on top 122-104.
