⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of thirteen from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:39 · ATL 43-45 NY
- Ties it
Jason Terry made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:14 · ATL 89-89 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jason Terry Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
Q4 2:47 · ATL 87-85 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Stephon Marbury made 26 ft Three Point Jumper.
Q4 2:42 · ATL 87-88 NY
- Winner
Stephon Marbury made 26 ft Three Pointer.
Q4 0:30 · ATL 89-92 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Dikembe Mutombo Technical Foul
Q2 2:58 · ATL 45-49 NY
- Turnover
Othella Harrington Lost Ball. Stolen by Stephen Jackson.
Q4 3:14 · ATL 87-85 NY
- Missed FT
Allan Houston missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:29 · ATL 87-89 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 69% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
