⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 22 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, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their four- They went cold, four of 23 from three
- Kept giving it away, twelve turnovers to their six, and were outscored 14-4 off them
- Gave up second chances, eighteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:45 · ATL 11-0 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:20 · ATL 42-48 NY
- Turnover
Joe Johnson bad pass
Q4 4:35 · ATL 93-100 NY
- Missed FT
Al Horford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · ATL 93-100 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:30 · ATL 20-20 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 1:15 · ATL 34-37 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Duhon misses technical free throw
Q2 6:20 · ATL 42-48 NY
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
Q4 4:30 · ATL 93-100 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 4 | Threes made | 11 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
