⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 10:48 · IND 32-29 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 24
Q3 3:01 · IND 89-65 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Darrell Armstrong technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:03 · IND 96-73 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mardy Collins flagrant foul type 1 (Maceo Baston draws the foul)
Q4 1:44 · IND 108-92 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 52% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
