⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 48 free throws to their 33- Made six threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 32 from three
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q4 6:11 · NY 108-102 ATL
- Go-ahead
Maurice Taylor made two point shot. Assisted by Tim Thomas.
OT 4:07 · NY 122-121 ATL
- Go-ahead
Jamal Crawford made 25 ft three point jumper. Assisted by Stephon Marbury.
OT 3:27 · NY 125-123 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jerome Williams Bad Pass
OT 0:00 · NY 135-140 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:33 · NY 5-12 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 11:21 · NY 34-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 8:15 · NY 97-99 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh Smith missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 1:36 · NY 116-115 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Childress Offensive Foul. His 2nd Personal Foul.
Q4 0:56 · NY 118-117 ATL
- Turnover
Josh Childress Turnover
Q4 0:56 · NY 118-117 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 17 | Threes made | 6 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 41 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 27 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
