⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 23 from three
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 32 points in the paint to 48
- Gave up second chances, eleven offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q4 6:50 · NY 108-102 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 3:54 · NY 116-107 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 6 down to 8 up
Q1 4:11 · NY 20-28 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George traveling
Q4 4:50 · NY 105-102 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 57% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
