⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 2 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made four threes to their thirteen- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 27 from three
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
- Lead
Roy Hibbert hit a layup, Darren Collison with the assist
Q4 0:47 · IND 114-112 NY
- Go-ahead
Darren Collison hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:24 · IND 116-115 NY
- Winner
Danny Granger hit a 17-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · IND 119-117 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 11:48 · IND 87-82 NY
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · IND 117-115 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a two point shot
Q4 1:00 · IND 112-112 NY
- Go-ahead
Toney Douglas hit a three jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:41 · IND 114-115 NY
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a layup
Q4 0:07 · IND 117-117 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 4:54 · IND 104-103 NY
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:31 · IND 108-110 NY
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups bad pass
Q4 0:15 · IND 116-115 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 5 |
