⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their fifteen, and were outscored 23-6 off them
- Lost the glass, 37 rebounds to 47
- Beaten inside, 28 points in the paint to 56
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q4 0:54 · ATL 91-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kyle Korver bad pass
Q4 4:58 · ATL 80-83 NY
- Turnover
Paul Millsap traveling
Q4 3:21 · ATL 81-87 NY
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:11 · ATL 87-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 10:41 · ATL 26-39 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q4 7:30 · ATL 78-83 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q4 4:54 · ATL 82-92 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:30 · ATL 84-92 NY
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:15 · ATL 87-94 NY
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:07 · ATL 88-95 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 24 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
