⏱️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 tighter, lower 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, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up in the fourth quarter- Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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 4 down to 4 up
Q1 6:13 · IND 16-12 NY
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 4 down to 9 up
Q4 11:19 · IND 71-62 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Lance Stephenson and J.R. Smith
Q2 7:41 · IND 24-21 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:15 · IND 4-11 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 3:09 · IND 58-62 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 3:47 · IND 73-64 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 2 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
