⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of 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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 35 free throws to their fourteen- Won the glass, 40 rebounds to 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 8:25 · IND 15-7 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 19
Q4 3:51 · IND 105-86 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q3 6:30 · IND 71-62 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 57% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 29 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
