⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their six- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their nine
- Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 35
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q1 11:40 · NY 9-0 IND
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 37-point lead to 48
Q3 3:24 · NY 107-59 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 39-point lead to 48
Q4 5:35 · NY 127-79 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 25 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
