⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their eleven
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 6:07 · ATL 12-21 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 8:25 · ATL 86-95 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:45 · ATL 88-103 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Sweetney missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 3:45 · ATL 88-95 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 7 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
