⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q2 8:15 · NY 39-23 IND
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from David West
Q4 0:39 · NY 88-80 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 2:38 · NY 84-77 IND
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:23 · NY 88-80 IND
- Missed FT
Raymond Felton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · NY 89-83 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:22 · NY 58-54 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:41 · NY 82-76 IND
- Turnover
Lance Stephenson bad pass
Q4 1:23 · NY 86-80 IND
- Turnover
David West lost ball turnover
Q4 0:39 · NY 88-80 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
