Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 11/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Atlanta Hawks are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will take on the New York Knicks.

The Hawks took the court against the Raptors and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-109 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 27 while the Raptors finished the game with 22 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Toronto shot 82.5% at the free throw line by burying 33 of 40 tries. In addition, Toronto grabbed 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Toronto doled out 25 assists and had 13 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 46 out of 92 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 1 steal. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 20 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage (39 out of 84) and converted 11 of 29 shots from downtown.

Dejounte Murray is a player who was important for this game. Murray shot 46.7% from the floor and earned 9 dimes. He played 31 mins and also totaled 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta steps onto the hardwood with a record of 4-3 on the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a team are committing 22.4 fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 42.7 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 179 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 36.0% on three-point attempts (72 of 200) and 82.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.0 pts per contest (13th in the league) while hitting 48.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are 12th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 159 surrendered on the campaign. The Hawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (292 of 629) and they concede 46.4 boards per game as a squad. They concede 33.6% on 3-point shots and they are 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.9).

For their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 121-108 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Knicks collected 33 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Cavaliers earned 22 personal fouls for the game which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 50.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, New York made 10 of their 27 attempts (37.0%). Overall, the Knicks ended up shooting 45 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.9%. The Knicks allowed the Cavaliers to bury 41 of 89 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.1% for the contest. They finished shooting 46.0% from distance by shooting 23 of 50 and ended up going 16 of 19 at the free throw line (84.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, New York allowed Cleveland to pull down 43 in total (10 offensive).

Evan Fournier ended up being important for the Knicks in this contest. He converted 6 out of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Fournier had 16 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest.

New York has a win-loss record of 3-3 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Knicks are shooting 46.8% from the floor, which ranks 15th in the league. New York has tallied 707 points this year (117.8 per game) and they grab 49.8 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 25.3 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Knicks are responsible for committing 24.0 fouls every game and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Knicks defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.7. They are able to force 13.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (2nd in the NBA). The New York defense surrenders 33.2% on three-point shots (82 of 247) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.7 dimes and 49.8 boards per contest, which is ranked 19th and 28th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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