⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-2Q114-17
+8Q227-18
-6Q318-24
+8Q431-23
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nine- Looked after the ball, sixteen turnovers to their 27, and outscored them 26-11 off them
Key battles
27Free throws made9
11%Three-point accuracy26%
26Points off turnovers11
1Threes made5
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 5 |
| 11% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 13 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |