⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 31-16 off them- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q1 6:11 · NY 15-4 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 0:00 · NY 31-14 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Carmelo Anthony flagrant foul type 1 (Darren Collison draws the foul)
Q1 4:05 · NY 15-4 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 32-point deficit to 22
Q4 6:33 · NY 102-80 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses technical free throw
Q2 10:44 · NY 26-14 IND
- Missed FT
Dahntay Jones misses technical free throw
Q4 0:42 · NY 115-94 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 31 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 4 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
