⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made twelve threes to their five- Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 33
- Beaten inside, 18 points in the paint to 48
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 7 down to 4 up
Q3 9:11 · IND 76-72 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Roy Hibbert bad pass
Q4 2:58 · IND 109-105 NY
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 2:34 · IND 109-105 NY
- Turnover
Darren Collison lost ball
Q4 0:43 · IND 109-106 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q2 1:54 · IND 58-64 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:29 · IND 98-97 NY
- Winner
Carmelo Anthony hit a 19-foot jumper, Chauncey Billups with the assist
Q4 0:04 · IND 109-110 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Ronny Turiaf technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 2:50 · IND 22-26 NY
- Turnover
Chauncey Billups double dribble
Q4 1:55 · IND 109-105 NY
- Missed FT
Chauncey Billups misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:59 · IND 109-105 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 5 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 36 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 18 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 18 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
