⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up in the second 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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 5:13 · ATL 18-16 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 10 down to 5 up
Q2 7:33 · ATL 41-36 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
OT 3:54 · ATL 94-89 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
OT 4:45 · ATL 85-85 NY
- Missed FT
Dwight Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:54 · ATL 98-95 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:15 · ATL 98-97 NY

Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 2:58 · ATL 22-29 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q2 3:49 · ATL 45-47 NY
- Go-ahead
Kristaps Porzingis hit a 25-foot three jumper, Justin Holiday with the assist
OT 4:22 · ATL 86-88 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis offensive foul (Dennis Schroder draws the foul)
OT 3:00 · ATL 89-88 NY
- Turnover
Kristaps Porzingis turnover
OT 3:00 · ATL 89-88 NY
- Turnover
Derrick Rose lost ball turnover
OT 0:08 · ATL 98-97 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 7 |







