⏱️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 fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the third 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q3 11:38 · ATL 81-71 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q4 10:39 · ATL 116-104 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q3 2:49 · ATL 95-96 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 11
Q4 2:50 · ATL 131-120 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Quentin Grimes flagrant foul type 1
Q3 11:10 · ATL 70-71 NY
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 56% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 13 | Threes made | 13 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
