⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower 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, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 37 from three
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 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
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 10 down to 6 up
Q2 2:24 · ATL 57-51 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Trae Young misses technical free throw
Q3 5:20 · ATL 62-69 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q2 11:13 · ATL 30-37 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:41 · ATL 61-64 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:31 · ATL 74-85 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:20 · ATL 62-69 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 8 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
