⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
-8Q120-25
+13Q225-12
-2Q328-29
-4Q428-33
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 52 rebounds to 38- Kept giving it away, nineteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 25-2 off them
- Burned in transition, 5 fast break points to 17
Key battles
2Points off turnovers25
5Fast break points17
19Turnovers10
7Threes made3
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 7 | Threes made | 3 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
