⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their eighteen- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 53
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 16
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q3 0:00 · NY 93-88 ATL
- Lead
Derrick Rose hit a driving layup
Q4 1:16 · NY 105-103 ATL
- Lead
Derrick Rose hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:43 · NY 107-105 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Derrick Rose turnover
Q4 2:32 · NY 103-101 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q3 11:48 · NY 56-64 ATL
- Ties it
Dennis Schroder hit a two point shot
Q4 2:08 · NY 103-103 ATL
- Winner
Dennis Schroder hit a 25-foot three jumper, Kris Humphries with the assist
Q4 0:22 · NY 107-108 ATL
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul Millsap lost ball turnover
Q4 4:24 · NY 97-96 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:05 · NY 99-96 ATL
- Missed FT
Paul Millsap misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:05 · NY 99-96 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 8 | Threes made | 12 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
