⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 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, 43 rebounds to 32
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 8:26 · NY 82-66 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q3 5:07 · NY 60-51 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q1 1:27 · NY 19-22 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 2 | Threes made | 3 |
| 67% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 19 | Assists | 11 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 0 |
