⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 26 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, nine turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 26-13 off them- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
- A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up in the third quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first 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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 4:19 · NY 32-19 ATL
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 20
Q2 10:34 · NY 44-24 ATL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses technical free throw
Q1 6:23 · NY 13-13 ATL
Hawks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q3 10:55 · NY 65-69 ATL
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 5:55 · NY 71-83 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q4 6:10 · NY 87-105 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 28 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 26 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 11 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
