⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. 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, 5 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 35 from three- A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q2 9:29 · IND 48-43 NY
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 20
Q3 9:47 · IND 90-70 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:31 · IND 120-113 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Kyle O'Quinn technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 7:06 · IND 109-96 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 12 | Threes made | 9 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 5 | Assists | 3 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 13 | Steals | 11 |
| 16 | Blocks | 18 |
