⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 64 points inside to 32- Made six threes to their twelve
- They shot well above their usual, twelve of 25 from three
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Noah Vonleh lost ball turnover
Q4 3:44 · NY 95-94 IND
- Turnover
Tim Hardaway Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 2:44 · NY 97-96 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 5:59 · NY 13-19 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 0:31 · NY 81-83 IND
- Winner
Victor Oladipo hit a 2-foot dunk
Q4 2:43 · NY 97-98 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Victor Oladipo misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · NY 101-106 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 12 | Threes made | 6 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 64 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
