⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 4 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 34- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 28-7 off them
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
Nate Robinson hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:51 · NY 119-119 IND
- Steal
Nate Robinson stole it from Jeff Foster
Q4 0:30 · NY 119-119 IND
- Winner
Nate Robinson hit a driving layup
Q4 0:26 · NY 121-119 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nate Robinson misses technical free throw
Q4 6:11 · NY 104-103 IND
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:12 · NY 117-117 IND
- Missed FT
David Lee misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:12 · NY 117-117 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 11:14 · NY 23-28 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:48 · NY 97-95 IND
- Ties it
Jarrett Jack hit a three jumper, Jeff Foster with the assist
Q4 1:23 · NY 117-117 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff Foster misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:02 · NY 113-110 IND
- Turnover
Jeff Foster bad pass
Q4 0:30 · NY 119-119 IND
- Turnover
Troy Murphy traveling
Q4 0:21 · NY 121-119 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
