⏱️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
-1Q122-22
-2Q220-21
-4Q319-23
+7Q427-18
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 38 free throws to their eighteen
Key battles
28Free throws made14
4Threes made2
15Offensive rebounds10
3Steals5
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 4 | Threes made | 2 |
| 22% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 14 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
