⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-1Q131-32
+3Q224-20
+7Q323-18
0Q419-19
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 29- Made four threes to their ten
- They shot well above their usual, ten of sixteen from three
Key battles
13Offensive rebounds3
31%Three-point accuracy63%
4Threes made10
52Rebounds32
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 63% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 3 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
