⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 24, and outscored them 27-6 off them- A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24 in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:49 · IND 8-0 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q2 6:33 · IND 40-29 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 24
Q3 6:07 · IND 74-50 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 14 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
