⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 17 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 24 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38- A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1 in the fourth quarter
- Went cold from three, six of 23
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 1
Q4 11:07 · IND 88-89 NY
- Steal
Paul George stole it from J.R. Smith
Q4 0:19 · IND 108-102 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:09 · IND 98-93 NY
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 0:54 · IND 105-102 NY
- Missed FT
Danny Granger misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:38 · IND 105-102 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 0:45 · IND 51-63 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q3 3:13 · IND 70-87 NY
- Steal
Landry Fields stole it from George Hill
Q4 0:54 · IND 105-102 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Iman Shumpert flagrant foul type 1 (David West draws the foul)
Q3 5:26 · IND 65-74 NY
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:09 · IND 105-102 NY
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 0:19 · IND 108-102 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 18 | Assists | 14 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
