For the home team, Tim Hardaway Jr. had two chances to send this one into overtime, but on the first occasion he stepped out of bounds, and, on the second, his game-tying three-pointer struck the rim innocuously.
A 12:00 p.m. EST starting tip-off definitely stymied the flow of the game for both teams early, as neither team looked to be at full speed in the first half. The Hawks managed to pick themselves up and ended up playing tremendous defense on the Knicks, particularly in the 2nd quarter – when they only allowed 16 Knicks points.