⏱️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
-7Q122-28
+4Q228-22
+10Q323-14
-1Q428-26
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made seven threes to their one- Lived at the line, 40 free throws to their 25
- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their seventeen, and outscored them 26-8 off them
Key battles
26Points off turnovers8
37%Three-point accuracy14%
7Threes made1
1Blocks6
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 7 | Threes made | 1 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 3 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
