⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q2 5:03 · ATL 44-31 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyronn Lue misses technical free throw
Q1 5:56 · ATL 8-14 NY
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson misses technical free throw
Q2 5:03 · ATL 42-31 NY
- Missed FT
Zaza Pachulia misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:52 · ATL 95-88 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry offensive foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q4 4:09 · ATL 87-80 NY
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:45 · ATL 95-88 NY
- Missed FT
Quentin Richardson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:44 · ATL 99-91 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 1 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
