⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
+2Q138-32
-2Q222-24
-3Q321-23
+9Q429-19
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth 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 twenty, and outscored them 25-11 off them- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 3
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 36
- Lost the glass, 19 rebounds to 29
Key battles
18Fast break points3
25Points off turnovers11
26%Three-point accuracy48%
21Assists12
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 81 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
