⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their 23, and were outscored 26-12 off them- Owned the paint, 62 points inside to 32
- A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up in the third 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 cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q2 3:32 · ATL 51-57 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 6 down to 6 up
Q3 10:06 · ATL 74-68 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 5:43 · ATL 43-57 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 33 | Assists | 25 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 13 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
