⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 35-6 off them- Went cold from three, nine of 31
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
- Ties it
Zach Randolph hit a layup
Q4 2:45 · NY 94-94 IND
- Lead
Zach Randolph hit a free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:45 · NY 95-94 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry 3 second
Q4 4:43 · NY 92-89 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 4:11 · NY 22-29 IND
- Winner
Jeff Foster hit a dunk, Mike Dunleavy with the assist
Q4 2:33 · NY 95-96 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mike Dunleavy misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:39 · NY 97-103 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 35 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Steals | 8 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
