⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 44 rebounds to 31
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 cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:26 · ATL 86-90 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 13
Q4 3:37 · ATL 100-113 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:51 · ATL 100-108 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Assists | 24 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 0 |
