⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Won the glass, 54 rebounds to 39
- Ran them off the floor, 26 fast break points to 12
- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their fifteen
A 12-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 25 in the fourth quarter
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 20
Q2 11:18 · IND 43-23 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 26
Q2 6:18 · IND 60-34 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 27-point lead to 36
Q4 7:09 · IND 119-83 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Lance Stephenson and J.R. Smith
Q3 12:00 · IND 74-44 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 25
Q4 9:40 · IND 106-81 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Amar'e Stoudemire technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:03 · IND 37-21 NY
- Flagrant
Raymond Felton flagrant foul type 1 (Jeff Pendergraph draws the foul)
Q2 2:01 · IND 67-40 NY
- Technical
J.R. Smith technical foul(2nd technical foul)
Q3 2:50 · IND 95-59 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 34% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 13 |
| 9 | Blocks | 3 |
