⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 fifteen threes to their nine
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 5 down to 4 up
Q2 10:24 · ATL 34-30 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 3:01 · ATL 51-44 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 25
Q4 10:17 · ATL 99-74 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Kevin Huerter flagrant foul type 1
Q4 10:59 · ATL 90-71 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 17
Q4 2:48 · ATL 113-96 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nerlens Noel misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 10:59 · ATL 90-71 NY
- Technical
Reggie Bullock technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 3:30 · ATL 110-85 NY
- Flagrant
Julius Randle flagrant foul type 1
Q4 3:05 · ATL 111-87 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 15 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 24 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
