⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 28 from three- Looked after the ball, twelve turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 33-9 off them
- A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20 in the second quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven free throws to their 26
- Lost the glass, 32 rebounds to 45
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 11:22 · NY 9-2 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 20
Q2 10:07 · NY 41-21 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q4 7:56 · NY 84-69 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:31 · NY 59-49 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 11
Q2 6:47 · NY 41-30 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Roy Hibbert flagrant foul type 1 (Iman Shumpert draws the foul)
Q3 8:07 · NY 55-45 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 15 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 33 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
