⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 32
A 17-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 11 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 8:37 · IND 14-9 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q2 11:08 · IND 45-31 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q2 6:09 · IND 55-36 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Aaron Brooks flagrant foul type 1 (Willy Hernangomez draws the foul)
Q4 9:56 · IND 101-80 NY
- Technical
Double technical foul - Joe Young and Brandon Jennings
Q4 0:21 · IND 123-109 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 28-point deficit to 11
Q4 8:44 · IND 110-99 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 25 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 9 |
| 0 | Blocks | 7 |
