⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 23
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 10:56 · IND 63-57 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Myles Turner misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:46 · IND 99-98 NY
- Turnover
Andrew Nembhard bad pass
Q4 1:25 · IND 104-101 NY
- Turnover
Buddy Hield bad pass
Q4 0:28 · IND 104-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:15 · IND 12-14 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 0:07 · IND 28-35 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q4 1:45 · IND 104-107 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Quentin Grimes out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:18 · IND 104-105 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 13 | Threes made | 8 |
| 34% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 20 | Assists | 13 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
