⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their nine
Shot well above their usual, sixteen of 27 from three
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16 in the second quarter
Could not get to the line, eight free throws to their 30
Gave up second chances, thirteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q2 7:08 · ATL 45-39 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 16
Q2 3:39 · ATL 58-42 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Huerter flagrant foul type 1
Q1 2:52 · ATL 20-19 NY

Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 0:01 · ATL 29-33 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Reggie Bullock technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 1:32 · ATL 104-91 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 16 | Threes made | 9 |
| 59% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 14 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |





