⏱️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
▼ 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
Ran them off the floor, 31 fast break points to 5- A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29 in the second quarter
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 4:15 · IND 30-17 NY
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 29
Q2 4:23 · IND 63-34 NY
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 28-point lead to 38
Q3 11:19 · IND 78-40 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 31-point deficit to 21
Q4 7:12 · IND 105-84 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 11 | Threes made | 6 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 5 | Assists | 2 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 31 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 17 |
| 20 | Blocks | 15 |
