⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 22 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ ATL better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Hawks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Hawks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 29 from three- A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 22
Q2 0:31 · ATL 56-78 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 29-point deficit to 20
Q4 7:17 · ATL 100-120 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 6:08 · ATL 17-27 NY
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 25
Q2 6:16 · ATL 41-66 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 33
Q3 10:05 · ATL 58-91 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 14 | Threes made | 15 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 52% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 24 | Assists | 32 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
