⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, seven turnovers to their 21, and outscored them 32-6 off them- A 33-0 run took them from 3 down to 30 up in the third quarter
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 5:48 · NY 47-34 IND
- 33-0 run
A 33-0 run took them from 3 down to 30 up
Q3 2:42 · NY 98-68 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 6:20 · NY 87-66 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
George Hill misses technical free throw
Q4 6:20 · NY 87-66 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 20 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 32 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
