⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 57 rebounds to 34
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 cut a 17-point deficit to 9
Q2 8:18 · IND 26-35 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q3 1:41 · IND 74-72 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses technical free throw
Q2 0:42 · IND 37-50 NY
- Flagrant
Malcolm Brogdon flagrant foul type 1
Q3 6:36 · IND 55-58 NY
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon traveling
Q4 3:58 · IND 80-82 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 10
Q1 8:49 · IND 4-14 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 5:50 · IND 80-88 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kadeem Allen misses free throw flagrant 1 of 3
Q3 6:36 · IND 55-58 NY
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. turnover
Q4 4:16 · IND 80-82 NY
- Turnover
Julius Randle traveling
Q4 2:26 · IND 80-86 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 7 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 64 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
