⏱️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 first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 21- They shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:41 · ATL 87-85 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jon Barry missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:12 · ATL 94-96 NY
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Jamal Crawford.
OT 4:37 · ATL 94-99 NY
- Turnover
Antoine Walker Bad Pass. Stolen by Stephon Marbury.
OT 4:07 · ATL 94-101 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q1 2:10 · ATL 17-33 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 0:34 · ATL 51-63 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Penny Hardaway missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:56 · ATL 33-41 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 63% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 15 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
