⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the first quarter- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 48
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Andrea Bargnani technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 4:16 · NY 61-70 ATL
- Missed FT
Tim Hardaway Jr. misses technical free throw
Q4 11:45 · NY 69-80 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q1 0:25 · NY 27-36 ATL
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q4 7:03 · NY 81-98 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
