⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter but finished ahead of it. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 28 free throws to their eighteen
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 4:48 · NY 87-89 IND
- Turnover
David Lee offensive foul (Earl Watson draws the foul)
Q4 3:50 · NY 87-91 IND
- Turnover
Al Harrington lost ball
Q4 2:46 · NY 87-93 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 8:42 · NY 35-36 IND
- Steal
Roy Hibbert stole it from Al Harrington
Q4 2:46 · NY 87-93 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger offensive foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul)
Q4 3:38 · NY 87-91 IND
- Turnover
Danny Granger turnover
Q4 3:38 · NY 87-91 IND
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert turnover
Q4 1:15 · NY 89-95 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 20 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 8 |
