⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their eleven- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their fifteen
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 3:44 · ATL 77-74 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 7:18 · ATL 87-85 NY
- Steal
DeMarre Carroll stole it from Iman Shumpert
Q4 2:48 · ATL 94-88 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Teague misses technical free throw
Q2 4:18 · ATL 36-44 NY
- Turnover
Pero Antic 3 second turnover
Q4 2:27 · ATL 94-88 NY
- Turnover
Paul Millsap bad pass
Q4 1:54 · ATL 94-90 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 4 down to 12 up
Q1 9:15 · ATL 7-19 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:43 · ATL 36-46 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 1:32 · ATL 46-61 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 4:41 · ATL 92-88 NY
- Turnover
Iman Shumpert bad pass
Q4 2:48 · ATL 94-88 NY
- Missed FT
Iman Shumpert misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:15 · ATL 97-91 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 18 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
