⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Hawks got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ ATL better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Hawks won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their eleven- Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 40
- Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22 in the first quarter
- Made ten threes to their sixteen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 11
Q2 3:30 · NY 43-54 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:53 · NY 69-75 ATL
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Hawks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q1 4:53 · NY 10-24 ATL
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 22
Q1 2:07 · NY 15-37 ATL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 3:58 · NY 94-109 ATL
Bad plays
- Technical
De'Andre Hunter technical foul
Q2 7:48 · NY 23-44 ATL
- Technical
Garrison Mathews flopping technical foul
Q4 8:13 · NY 84-93 ATL
- Missed FT
Clint Capela misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:00 · NY 91-98 ATL
📊The numbers
| NY | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 38% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 16 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 27 | Assists | 26 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 25 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
