⏱️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 higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second 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
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 37- A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up in the first quarter
- They shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q1 3:51 · IND 22-32 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 0:36 · IND 102-105 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q4 10:36 · IND 111-106 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover
Q4 4:09 · IND 120-120 NY
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover
Q4 1:11 · IND 126-131 NY
- Turnover
Bennedict Mathurin lost ball turnover
Q4 1:06 · IND 126-133 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 3 down to 14 up
Q1 8:56 · IND 7-21 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 6:28 · IND 82-88 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 4:34 · IND 120-127 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:37 · IND 82-80 NY
- Missed FT
Josh Hart misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:20 · IND 122-127 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 33 | Assists | 34 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 28 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 8 |
