⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up in the first quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:56 · ATL 10-2 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Josh Smith bad pass
Q4 4:48 · ATL 76-84 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 9 down to 6 up
Q1 6:48 · ATL 15-21 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q4 4:30 · ATL 78-93 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 1:31 · ATL 64-64 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
