⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 24 from three- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the third quarter
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 2 down to 7 up
Q1 8:55 · NY 14-7 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 10:12 · NY 37-27 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q2 8:02 · NY 37-27 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q3 4:28 · NY 71-78 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 23 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
