⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️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 27
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 took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 6:35 · IND 24-17 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 7:20 · IND 64-70 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
George Hill technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:33 · IND 80-87 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 10:47 · IND 37-44 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q4 6:33 · IND 80-87 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 3 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
