⏱️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 fourth quarter. 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, 4 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 ten threes to their three- Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 41
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 8:07 · IND 80-64 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 7:11 · IND 24-19 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Tyson Chandler technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:22 · IND 44-41 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 14 | Assists | 11 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
