⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 51 rebounds to 35- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
- A 16-0 run took them from 8 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.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q1 6:34 · NY 26-18 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 11
Q4 4:59 · NY 101-90 IND
- Steal
Julius Randle stole it from Duane Washington Jr.
Q4 0:44 · NY 102-94 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:53 · NY 101-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:10 · NY 101-94 IND
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:10 · NY 101-94 IND
- Turnover
Duane Washington Jr. lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · NY 102-94 IND
📊The numbers
| NY | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 3 |
| 0 | Blocks | 3 |
