⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, nine of fifteen from three- Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their thirteen
- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
- Lost the glass, 12 rebounds to 28
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 8:48 · NY 86-93 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses technical free throw
Q3 1:04 · NY 67-82 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:41 · NY 0-9 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:04 · NY 67-82 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 60% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 77 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
