⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 1:40 · IND 72-59 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 9:23 · IND 104-95 NY
- Steal
Mike Dunleavy stole it from Danilo Gallinari
Q4 0:01 · IND 113-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Troy Murphy offensive foul (Earl Barron draws the foul)
Q4 4:41 · IND 109-103 NY
- Turnover
Troy Murphy turnover
Q4 4:41 · IND 109-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q2 5:58 · IND 59-57 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 2:23 · IND 90-88 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari bad pass
Q4 0:01 · IND 113-105 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 10 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
