⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 37 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up in the third 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 4 down to 4 up
Q2 11:02 · NY 24-20 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 0:46 · NY 74-74 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 5:33 · NY 87-82 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Kemba Walker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:30 · NY 54-64 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 1 down to 12 up
Q3 10:25 · NY 52-64 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses technical free throw
Q3 7:30 · NY 54-64 IND
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon bad pass
Q4 2:19 · NY 87-82 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 11 | Threes made | 8 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
