⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 13 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:01 · ATL 63-54 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 6:39 · ATL 11-14 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler offensive foul (Josh Smith draws the foul)
Q4 4:01 · ATL 91-84 NY
- Turnover
Tyson Chandler turnover
Q4 4:01 · ATL 91-84 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 13 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
