⏱️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 higher 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 46 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 20
- Made four threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 10:17 · IND 12-7 NY
- Steal
Paul George stole it from Carmelo Anthony
Q4 2:59 · IND 97-92 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 105-99 NY
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:09 · IND 105-99 NY
- Missed FT
Sam Young misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · IND 106-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 6:24 · IND 17-17 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q3 4:52 · IND 70-69 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony turnover
Q4 4:31 · IND 92-92 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 3:57 · IND 92-92 NY
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony bad pass
Q4 2:59 · IND 97-92 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 13 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 20 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 7 | Blocks | 0 |