⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
+8Q130-19
+9Q235-22
-4Q323-23
-2Q417-18
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their twenty, and were outscored 23-6 off them
Key battles
6Points off turnovers23
13Fast break points4
11Turnovers20
8Blocks4
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
David West technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q1 2:06 · IND 24-17 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jason Smith misses technical free throw
Q1 2:06 · IND 24-17 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 16 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
