⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
+4Q125-21
+5Q227-21
+3Q327-23
-12Q420-30
▼ ATL better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 28
Key battles
9Free throws made26
1Fast break points3
6Blocks4
18%Three-point accuracy23%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 8
Q3 0:00 · NY 79-71 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Shareef Abdur-Rahim Technical Foul
Q3 1:04 · NY 73-60 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 3 |
| 18% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
