⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+2Q129-25
-1Q218-18
0Q321-18
+3Q431-27
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 3 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their seventeen- Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 34
Key battles
29Free throws made9
4Steals13
4Threes made7
23Assists16
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 13 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
