⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the first 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 Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their seventeen
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up in the first 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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run from level to 13 points up
Q1 11:12 · NY 13-0 IND
- Go-ahead
Beno Udrih hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 1:21 · NY 87-86 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
J.R. Smith bad pass
Q4 3:04 · NY 81-82 IND
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin offensive foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
OT 4:41 · NY 89-89 IND
- Turnover
Kenyon Martin turnover
OT 4:41 · NY 89-89 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q4 6:47 · NY 75-79 IND
- Winner
Paul George hit a 24-foot three jumper, Lance Stephenson with the assist
OT 3:43 · NY 89-92 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:34 · NY 85-85 IND
- Turnover
George Hill offensive foul (Beno Udrih draws the foul)
OT 2:29 · NY 89-92 IND
- Turnover
George Hill turnover
OT 2:29 · NY 89-92 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 8 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
