⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made 23 threes to their seventeen- Shot well above their usual, 23 of 43 from three
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their seven
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 1:16 · IND 34-27 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q3 10:31 · IND 73-67 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:27 · IND 64-64 NY
- Technical
Jalen Smith technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:52 · IND 117-103 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:43 · IND 2-10 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jalen Brunson misses technical free throw
Q3 11:27 · IND 64-64 NY
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:04 · IND 102-87 NY
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 8:51 · IND 112-100 NY
📊The numbers
| IND | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 23 | Threes made | 17 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 40 | Assists | 24 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
