⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made sixteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 24 from three
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 11:35 · IND 11-0 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 15
Q1 2:40 · IND 31-16 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 5 |
| 39% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
