⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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, twenty free throws to their nine- Owned the paint, 46 points inside to 26
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q3 6:41 · IND 75-64 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Ty Lawson bad pass
Q4 4:09 · IND 91-83 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 3 down to 7 up
Q1 9:29 · IND 9-16 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 26 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
