⏱️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 second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 37- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the second quarter
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 7 down to 1 up
Q2 6:20 · NY 46-45 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q2 1:59 · NY 52-67 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 22 | Assists | 30 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
