⏱️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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 28 from three- Lost the glass, 42 rebounds to 52
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eleven
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
- Steal
RJ Barrett stole it from T.J. Warren
Q4 2:02 · NY 100-104 IND
- Steal
Elfrid Payton stole it from Myles Turner
Q4 0:05 · NY 102-104 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · NY 103-104 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q1 3:15 · NY 24-29 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 3:07 · NY 78-84 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q3 1:09 · NY 81-92 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:39 · NY 100-104 IND
- Turnover
T.J. Warren bad pass
Q4 2:02 · NY 100-104 IND
- Turnover
Myles Turner lost ball turnover
Q4 0:05 · NY 102-104 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 9 |
