⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 44- A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q1 10:57 · IND 12-4 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q1 1:12 · IND 40-29 NY
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q4 5:16 · IND 120-93 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses technical free throw
Q2 0:55 · IND 70-55 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 6:00 · IND 17-16 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 14
Q3 9:04 · IND 80-66 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:55 · IND 70-55 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 27 | Assists | 17 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 8 |
