⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second 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, 40 free throws to their nineteen- Lost the glass, 45 rebounds to 57
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 7 down to 1 up
Q1 1:00 · NY 33-32 IND
- Steal
Toney Douglas stole it from Brandon Rush
Q4 0:09 · NY 98-92 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:24 · NY 91-90 IND
- Turnover
Toney Douglas bad pass
Q4 0:25 · NY 97-92 IND
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:18 · NY 98-92 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Darren Collison stole it from Toney Douglas
Q4 0:25 · NY 97-92 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Danny Granger out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:04 · NY 91-90 IND
- Turnover
Solomon Jones traveling
Q4 2:01 · NY 95-90 IND
- Turnover
Brandon Rush bad pass
Q4 0:09 · NY 98-92 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 29 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 70 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 12 | Blocks | 4 |
